Army chief leads reactivation of 54th Engineering Brigade in Zamboanga City

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 10): Army chief leads reactivation of 54th Engineering Brigade in Zamboanga City

The Philippine Army on Friday reactivated the 54th Engineering Brigade (EB) to undertake development projects in support to the government’s pacification campaign in this part of the country.

Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda, Philippine Army chief, spearheaded the reactivation ceremony held at Camp Arnaldo Fernandez Jr., in Barangay Cabatangan, this city.

“We are not only trained to fight but rather we are also trained to support development,” Miranda said during the ceremony.

At the same time, Miranda has installed Brig. Gen. Arnold Fernandez as the 54EB commander.

Miranda expressed confidence that Fernandez will not falter in his task, citing he is an efficient and competent officer.

Fernandez, for his part, has assured that he would do his best to accomplish the tasks given him and his brigade.

“I am ready to accept these tasks,” he said.

Miranda, meanwhile, thanked Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman for allowing them to use a portion of the ARMM property to house the 54EB headquarters in Barangay Cabatangan, this city.

Originally, Lt. Col. Maynard Camarao, operations officer of the 52EB, said that the 54EB was activated on July 1, 1991.

However, Camarao said the 54EB was deactivated on July 11, 2013 after it was assigned to the different areas in the country.

With its reactivation, the 54EB would be the fourth engineering unit of the Philippine Army.

The other three Army engineer units are the 51st, 52nd and 53rd Engineering Brigades.

Glorioso has placed the 54EB under the tactical control of the Philippine Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command based in this city.

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