Army EastMinCom commander pays courtesy call to SurSur guv

from the Philippine Information Agency (Jul 3): Army EastMinCom commander pays courtesy call to SurSur guv

TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur – Lt. Gen. Aurelio Baladad, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) chief, paid a courtesy call on Governor Johnny Pimentel at around 1:00 p.m. at the provincial capitol here on Wednesday, July 1.

Accompanied by 402nd Brigade commander Col. Isidro Purisima along with his brigade executive officer Lt. Col. Randolph Rojas and battalion commanders—Lt. Col. Anastacio Suaybaguio, Jr. and Lt. Col. Haron Akaz of the 36IB and 75IB, respectively—the highest ranking military officer of EastMinCom exchanged pleasantries with the governor.

However, the two leaders discussed in particular the nagging insurgency situation plaguing the province.

Since insurgency problem has been going on in Surigao del Sur for almost 40 years, Pimentel admitted he is already “sick and tired” of it.

With Lt. Gen. Baladad’s vow to help address the situation, Pimentel in return stressed to extend full support to “eradicate” the mess.

The governor, to prove his point, even reiterated the desire of the provincial government to purchase at least a three-hectare lot nearby, ideal enough to house a headquarters, to be donated as military reservation for the use of the brigade to keep the presence of the army for good.

In the meantime, 402nd Infantry Brigade is temporarily occupying a portion of the compound of the Police Provincial Office (PPO) using as headquarters the old PPO building at the Camp Vicente L. Pimentel, Sr., this city, that has been offered by PNP provincial director P/SSupt. Narciso Verdadero.

Baladad was in Surigao del Sur, the sole area of responsibility (AOR) of 402nd Brigade, which is under EastMinCom, for an “Information Briefing.”

Capt. Regie Go, brigade civil military operations (CMO) officer, explained that, in military parlance, an information briefing is a process of relaying the status of their AOR in general and their accomplishment in particular based on their mission and vision for the assessment, in this particular case, of the EastMinCom commander, for guidance and support purposes.

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