GUARDIANS OF THE POLLS. Soldiers of the Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion during their arrival in Samar early this month. The Philippine Army on Friday (Feb. 25, 2022) asked its force to ensure peaceful and orderly elections to give voters a chance to participate in the upcoming May 2022 polls.(Philippine Army photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army has asked its force to ensure peaceful and orderly elections by protecting and giving every voter the chance to participate in the May 2022 polls. Maj. Gen. Edgardo De Leon, commander of the Army's 8th Infantry Division, on Friday asked soldiers to step up their efforts to prevent violence, especially in areas where the presence of armed rebels and private armies were sighted. "My specific instruction is to make sure that no one will be disenfranchised. All voters should exercise their rights to vote according to their individual desires," De Leon said in a phone interview. The official asked soldiers to arrest election gun
NEW ASSIGNMENT. Troops of the Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion during a formal send-off ceremony in Davao City on Feb. 2, 2022. The unit will be assigned in Eastern Visayas to help secure the May 2022 elections.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army 3rd Infantry Battalion) TACLOBAN CITY - The Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Battalion will arrive in Eastern Visayas over the weekend to help ensure peaceful and orderly elections in the region, the Army's 8th Infantry Division announced on Friday. The battalion that was under the Army's 10th Infantry Division based in Davao City, will arrive in Samar on Saturday. They will be formally welcomed by key army officials in the region in a ceremony at the division headquarters in Catbalogan City, Samar on Monday. Maj. Gen. Edgardo De Leon said in a phone interview their deployment is very welcome since the unit will serve as a maneuver unit in the region to work with the Philippine National Police in ensuring peaceful and orderly polls,
MORE TROOPS. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Battalion (3IB) stand in attention in an undisclosed place in this undated photo. The Visayas Command on Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2022) said the 3IB will be deployed in Samar province to end the communist terrorism in the area before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. (Photo courtesy of Viscom PIO) CEBU CITY - The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Tuesday said an additional Army battalion will be deployed to Samar as part of the move of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to end local communist terrorism in the province. In a statement, Viscom said the move was in accordance with the directive of AFP chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino, to end armed conflict with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. Viscom commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz, said he welcomed the addition of the new battalion, saying it will play a significant role to further boost the internal
AN Army battalion from Davao has been redeployed in the Visayas region to boost the campaign against New People’s Army rebels in the central part of the country as the military races to end the communist-led insurgency before President Duterte leaves office this year. The 3rd Infantry Battalion (3rd IB),…
MORE TROOPS. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Battalion (3IB) stand in attention in an undisclosed place in this undated photo. The Visayas Command on Tuesday (Feb. 1, 2022) said the 3IB will be deployed in Samar province to end the communist terrorism in the area before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. (Photo courtesy of Viscom PIO) CEBU CITY - The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Tuesday said an additional Army battalion will be deployed to Samar as part of the move of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to end local communist terrorism in the province. In a statement, Viscom said the move was in accordance with the directive of AFP chief of staff, Gen. Andres Centino, to end armed conflict with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte ends. Viscom commander, Lt. Gen. Robert Dauz, said he welcomed the addition of the new battalion, saying it will play a significant role to further boost the internal