A combined team of policemen and soldiers seized two vessels, one of them from Malaysia, in the island province of Tawi-tawi due to alleged oil smuggling. The operation was carried out by elements of the 112th Marine Company and policemen at Lihiman Island, Taganak, Turtle Islands, Tawi-tawi over the weekend.…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy rescued eight passengers of a distressed motor vessel in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, Nov. 22.
NAVAL Task Group Tawi-Tawi rescued eight passengers from a distressed sea vessel in Tawi-Tawi. (Photo by 2MBde)
A report from the Armed Forces-Naval Forces Western Mind
Published July 12, 2021, 12:09 PM
Col. Romeo T. Racadio has succeeded Brig. Gen. Arturo G. Rojas as Joint Task Force (JTF) Tawi-Tawi commander during a well-attended change of command ceremony at the 2nd Marine Brigade headquarters in Barangay Sanga-Sanga, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi last Saturday, July 10.
Rojas, who commands the 2nd Marine Brigade, recalled the challenges of serving during the pandemic and a critical time of the Armed Forces in combating terrorism in Western Mindanao in his speech.
The outgoing JTF commander was awarded with the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Cross.
Among the accomplishments of Rojas is the rescue of seven Indonesian nationals from the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The Indonesian government, through its consul general, cited the unit for the rescue during a visit to the JTF Tawi-Tawi headquarters in Tawi-Tawi in June.