The 12th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army based at
This new commanding officer is Lt. Col. Wilfredo V. Isaac, who hails from
Barely a month in his assignment as head of the 12th IB, Lt. Col. Isaac has started going around the province for courtesy calls among Aklan’s provincial and municipal officials, and for other official functions.
One of these recent functions which he and his men attended was the launching of the Bayani Challenge in Libacao, Aklan April 12 upon the invitation of Libacao mayor Vincent Navarosa.
The Bayani Challenge is an activity organized by the Gawad Kalinga with the aim of gathering some 1 million volunteers to help in rehabilitation works for victims of Typhoon Yolanda and other recent natural calamities in the Visayas and other parts of the country.
In his message at the launching, Lt. Col. Isaac said the Bayanihan Challenge of the Gawad Kalinga, which is a convergence of the different sectors of society to help typhoon victims rise from the devastation, is also a means for maintaining and sustaining peaceful communities.
“With a peaceful situation, more development will be ushered in. Aklan is a peaceful province and we are here to ensure that this province will stay peaceful,” Lt. Col. Isaac said.
Lt. Col. Isaac and his men also assisted the Operation Blessing Foundation, Inc. (OBFI), a non-government organization (NGO), in the distribution of non-food relief items to various barangays in several Aklan towns which were assessed to have suffered much from Typhoon Yolanda’s devastation November 8 last year.
Coinciding with the distribution activities, Lt. Col. Isaac made courtesy calls among barangay officials in Libacao and Malay, Aklan, at the same time assessing the status of the peace and order situation and military activities in the respective areas.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/index.php?article=961397804134
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