ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Sept. 18, 2012) – The Philippine Army’s 55th Engineer Brigade handed over to provincial officials a completed 38-unit Day Care Center project constructed in Basilan, one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region, officials said Tuesday.
Officials said the project was part of the stimulus fund of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Col. Arnold Rafael Depakakibo, deputy commander of the 55th Engineer Brigade, and Lt. Col. Nestor De Vera, commanding officer of the Engineer Maintenance Support Battalion (EMSB) led the Army Engineers during the hand over ceremony held in Zamboanga City.
Depakakibo did not how much was spent on the project, but EMSB, which had previously constructed day care centers in Basilan, is a support battalion of the 55th Engineer Brigade under Brig. Gen. Michaelo Salvaleon.
“Army Engineers is continuously performing its mandate to assist the government in term of socio-economic development program particularly the 55th Engineer Brigade here in western part of Mindanao,” said Depakakibo in a statement sent to the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
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