COMMUNITY DEFENDERS. The first batch of reservists completes basic military training of the Army's 11th Infantry Division (ID) in Jolo, Sulu on Jan. 23, 2021 and forms part of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion to fortify the community defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group bandits in Sulu. The 11ID also completed the training of another batch of reservists in December 2021 and one batch of militiamen in March 2021. (Photo courtesy of the 11ID Public Affairs Unit) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The year 2021 caught sight of the Philippine Army, through the three-year-old 11th Infantry Division (ID), strengthening the community defense against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu. The community defense build-up started with the activation of the first-ever Sulu Ready Reserve Battalion (SRRB) in January this year. Initially, the members of the SRRB comprised 195 Tausugs, who have graduated on January 23 from a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) conducted by
RESERVE FORCE. Three-hundred Tausug tribe members finish a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training on Thursday (Dec. 16, 2021) in Jolo, Sulu. They will reinforce the community-based security force against the Abu Sayyaf Group and will become ambassadors of peace. (Photo courtesy of JTF - Sulu) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to reinforce its community-based security forces against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu province. The latest addition is a group composed of 300 Tausug tribe members who completed a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) by the 906th Community Defense Center of the Army Reserve Command. The graduates of BCMT Class 02-2021 include the youth sector, militiamen, and other individuals coming from various fields such as education, engineering, and local governance. "Although this batch is composed of reserve privates, its diverse demographic will add value to what the first ready reserve battalion can do to advance our campa
MORE RESERVISTS. The trainees stand in formation as they listen to the instructions given by one of the training staff in this undated photo. The Army Reserve Command on Saturday (Nov. 6, 2021) said another batch of 300 Tausugs is being trained to further boost the community-based security forces against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Sulu.(Photo courtesy of the 11th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office. ZAMBOANGA CITY - Some 300 Tausugs are undergoing a 45-day Basic Citizen Military Training (BCMT) to become members of the community-based security forces against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in the province of Sulu. Lt. Col. Andres Soriano, Army Reserved Command's (ARESCOM) 906th Community Defense Center commander, said in a statement Saturday the trainees, belonging to the BCMT Class 02-2021, are being trained on basic soldiery and relief and rescue operation in Barangay Liang, Patikul, Sulu. "The course shall also include subjects on disaster response, moral