At least 172 new soldiers received their firearms in a ceremony graced by key officials in Zamboanga Sibugay on March 18.
Col. Leonel Nicolas, 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, led the ceremonial entrustment of firearms in Ipil.
The entrustment of firearms is a rite of passage accorded to new soldiers who completed a rigorous and regimental training before their deployment.
“In the current situation, the augmenting force will help our troops accomplish our objective in ending the local communist armed conflict and in supporting the local government in its campaign against the spread of Coronavirus Disease-19 in the Zamboanga Peninsula,” said Col. Nicolas. “Remember, use your firearms prudently. They are entrusted to you not to harm but to protect the people that we serve.”
Zamboanga Sibugay Governor Wilter Pilma, represented by Executive Assistant II Noelito Salandro, said, “I ask you, dear soldiers, to strongly enforce the law, faithfully maintain the peace and order, and be part of the solution.”
Along with other local and military officials, Police Colonel Ronald Joseph Ocaya, provincial director of the Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office, witnessed the ceremony.
“I urge our new soldiers to live up to the standard and be the strong defenders of the Filipino people, bearing the weight of their badge with responsibility, commitment, and integrity. Remember that we are more than warriors; we are soldiers with fortitude and fidelity. We must remain a reliable armed force of our countrymen in these trying and defining times,” said Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the Western Mindanao Command.
“Bear your arms as implements to aid the rule of law and defeat prolonged struggles in Mindanao,” he added.
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