PAGADIAN CITY – The Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division hosted this year’s Battalion Commanders’ Symposium held in Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur province.
The three-day activity which ended Thursday was attended by 66 Western Mindanao Command-based battalion commanders from 1st Infantry Division and 6th Infantry Division including from Special Forces and Scout Rangers.
This year’s theme for BCS is: “Adaptable Battalion Commanders, Responding to Challenge”. The event emphasized the battalion commander’s critical role in community security, development support, and accomplishing the given mission in their respective area of responsibility.
Governor Mujiv Hataman, of the Muslim autonomous region, was also invited as a resource speaker and he shared some valuable insights of the local chief executives and he underscored the importance of partnership and engagement between the local government and the armed forces in attaining peace and development of the region.
“This is not the first I’m talking to you giving some important experiences working with the military. My positive outlook towards the armed forces happened as a result of these numerous experiences especially during the Marawi crisis where I appreciated too much the heroism and services of every soldier in protecting the civilians, defending peace and security, democracy, and the rule of law,” Hataman said. (Mindanao Examiner)
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