Friday, December 01, 2017

AFP Chief Talks to Troops in Marawi City

Friday, December 01, 2017  Herbert Curia  No comments


AFP Chief Talks to Troops in Marawi City


TALK TO MEN. Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero visits the war-torn Marawi City for the first time as the Chief of Staff on Wednesday, 22 November 2017. He met with the troops of Joint Task Force Ranao and other soldiers operating in Marawi to congratulate them for a job well done and to echo the orders of the Commander-in-Chief and President Rodrigo Duterte to end all remaining threats to peace and security. (Photo by SSg Obinque/PAOAFP)


“He had the chance to visit, talk to, and receive field brief from Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., Commander, Western Mindanao Command AFP, together with other ground commanders,” Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP Public Affairs Chief disclosed.

The AFP Chief expressed gratification to every Soldier, Airman, Sailor, Marine, Policeman, and Coast Guard personnel for successfully retaking the key enemy strongholds in Marawi City. He reiterated his support for the remaining tasks such as the clearing operations, post-conflict assessment, and rehabilitation of the city.

“Gen. Guerrero also met with the local government and community leaders at the ‘Task Force Bangon Marawi Pledge of Commitment and Support for Unity and Progress’ conference to talk about the projects and development efforts to bring the city back on its feet,” Col. Arevalo said.

From left: Chief of Staff Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero AFP, Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra, Task Force Bangon Marawi Chairman Eduardo del Rosario, Presidential Spokesman Sec. Harry Roque, ARMM Regional Gov. Mujiv Hataman, and Mindanao State University President Dr. Habib Macayong, along with other local leaders and committee members in a conference for Bangon Marawi on 22 November 2017. (Photo by SSg Obinque/PAOAFP)

“The role of the military as far as rebuilding Marawi City is concerned is two folds, one is the maintenance and security and peace and order, and the other is the support that we can provide in rebuilding and recovery efforts,” Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero said during the conference.

“Our ground commander Brig. Gen. Roseller Murillo has already given the go-signal for our post-conflict assessment teams to enter the area for them to be able to conduct their business,” Gen. Guerrero added.

The post-conflict assessment in the city will determine the amount needed to rehabilitate Marawi. The plan for the rehabilitation will be laid out and finalized on the first quarter of 2018.



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