THE 3RD Infantry Battalion replaced the 84th IB yesterday during a command ceremony held in the battalion headquarters based in Barangay Malagos, Baguio District.
Lt. Col. Raymund Dante Lachica, the newly assumed commander of the 3rd IB, told TIMES that they will focus more on counter-terrorism efforts.
The 3rd IB under the 7th Infantry Division has already been assigned in the Davao Region in 1986 until 1993. The 84th IB has already returned to its mother unit in Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija as part of their retraining and capability enhancement.
Both the 3rd IB and 84th IB are under the 7th Infantry Division based in Palayan City in Nueva Ecija.
“One of our missions now is from internal security operation to counter-terrorism being now a member of the Joint Task Force Haribon,” he said, referring to the composite team that was created on Oct. 22.
The command ceremony yesterday was led by Brig. General Ronnie Evangelista, the commander of Joint Task Force Haribon. Also present was Benito De Leon, chief of the Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) and other stake holders.
The battalion also will be placed under operational control of the 10th Infantry Division which has strength of more or less 500 officers and personnel. It covers the outskirts of the areas Paquibato, Bunawan and Buhangin in the second district, as well as Tugbok, Toril, Baguio and Calinan in third district.
They will also cover the area of San Fernando in Bukidnon and the Island Garden City of Samal.
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