FREE SURGERY. Doctors operate on a child with cleft lip in Zamboanga City on Friday (Jan. 28, 2022), as part of the free surgery project of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom), initiated in partnership with Craciofacial Project Philippines Inc. Volunteer physicians from Metro Manila performed the free surgery at Camp Navarro General Hospital, the military medical facility in Zamboanga City. (Photo courtesy of Westmincom Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Thirty-five children born with cleft lip or cleft palate benefitted from the free surgery project of the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) in partnership with the Advance Craniofacial Project Philippines Inc. (ACPPI). The ACPPI is a non-profit organization that gives free operation to people with cleft lip or cleft palate. Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Westmincom, said in a statement Saturday the patients underwent surgery Friday at Camp Navarro General Hospital (CGNH), the military hospital in the c
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PEACE ADVOCACY. Some 181 militiamen complete their 45-day training at the La Libertad Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit Training Center in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Tuesday (Dec. 14, 2021). The 1st Infantry Division (ID) is deploying them to complement its peace advocacy campaign in the Zamboanga Peninsula. (Photo courtesy of Western Mindanao Command Public Information Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A total of 181 new militiamen are set for deployment in different communities to complement the peace advocacy campaign of the 1st Infantry Division (ID) in the Zamboanga Peninsula, military officials said Wednesday. The militiamen have just completed a 45-day training Tuesday afternoon facilitated by the 1ID Training School at the Libertad Citizens Armed Force Geographical Unit Training Center in Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay. "They underwent training to enhance their knowledge and skills as they play part in the peacekeeping missions of the Armed Forces of the Philippines