The Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division (6ID) hosted Commander-in-Chief, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during his visit to Camp Siongco, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Thursday, Sept. 15.
Marcos was accorded with military honors upon his arrival at the headquarters of the Kampilan troopers led by Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, AFP Chief of Staff; Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, commander of Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom); and Maj. Gen. Roy Galido, commander of Joint Task Force Central and 6ID.
“The President was elated with the accomplishments of the Command in peace efforts within Central and South-Central Mindanao, which paved the way for the bolstering of economic activities in the region,” Galido said.
According to Galido, the President urged the officers and enlisted personnel of the 6ID “to act morally and do the right thing to uphold peace and order in this part of Mindanao.”
Meanwhile, the 6ID commander presented to Marcos the confiscated, captured, and recovered firearms seized by the soldiers in their various peace efforts and military operations.
Galido said the Chief Executive also graced the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) 2022-2025 in a ceremony at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex located within the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City.
Following the enactment of Republic Act No. 11593, which extends the transition period in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) until 2025, Marcos had appointed 80 new members of the BTA Parliament in an oath-taking ceremony held in Malacañan Palace last August 12.