WESTMINCOM: WestMinCom Chief ensures continued maritime operations in Tawi-Tawi

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Apr 1, 2022): WestMinCom Chief ensures continued maritime operations in Tawi-Tawi

Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – April 1, 2022

During his visit to Tawi-Tawi, Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) Chief Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr. assured the local government units and the citizens that the military will continue to bolster its maritime operations to ensure the security and protection of the natural resources and the people, particularly in the far-flung island communities in the province.

As the commander of WestMinCom, Lt. Gen. visited the province of Tawi-Tawi on March 30-31, 2022 to personally engage with the troops and boost further their morale, and assess the security situation in the area and the maritime borders. He also paid courtesy calls to the local chief executives of the municipalities of Mapun and Simunul.

 
In his talks to the troops of the 2nd Marine Brigade in Bongao, 312th Marine Company in Taganak, and Tactical Operations Group in Mapun, Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr. commended the troops for maintaining the peace in the island province. “Under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Romeo Racadio, you all did a great job in ensuring the security and safety of the people and the protection of our natural resources. I am proud to say that Tawi-Tawi maintains a record of zero kidnapping incidents for years now,” Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr. said.

 
The WestMinCom Commander stressed that the challenge now is how to sustain the peace and security in the province. He then encouraged the troops to maintain the same zeal towards the accomplishment of their unit mission and objectives.

 
Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr., in his calls with the local chief executives, assured that the military with work doubly to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of the national and local elections this coming May 9. He also vowed to sustain the conduct of maritime patrols to ensure the safety of the voyagers traversing the borders and the residents of the island municipalities of Tawi-Tawi.

The commander also took the time to release hundreds of turtles on Baguan Island and visit the Sheik Karimol Makhdum Mosque in Simunul.

 
During his visit to Tawi-Tawi, Lt. Gen. Rosario, Jr. was accompanied by Brig. Gen. Antonio Nafarrete, Deputy Commander for Internal Defense Operations of WestMinCom; Col. Elmer Suderio, Chief of Unified Command Staff; the TRIAD officers of the command (Col. Jessie Montoya, Col. Yasser Bara, and Col. Wendell Basat); Col. Dennis Estrella, Wing Commander of the Tactical Operations Wing Western Mindanao (TOW WestMin); and other officers and personnel of WestMinCom.

 
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