MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)—The 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army continuously moves to counter the lawlessness of the Dawlah Islamiya Maute Group (DI-MG) which remains the main threat to Lanao del Sur's security.
103rd Infantry Brigade Civil Military Operations (CMO) Officer LtCol. Palawan Miondas reported that with their recent encounter against the militants in Maguing town, four sub-leaders were killed alongside seven other members.
He also brought up the incident in Marogong town wherein a terroristic plan was disrupted following an operation that dismantled the lair of the same group and resulted in the recovery of bomb-making paraphernalia such as the two-kilo fertilizer, more than 60 pcs 81mm mortar fuse and other improvised explosive devices.
Miondas further shared that also part of their campaign in eradicating terrorism is leading the Joint Law Enforcement Operations which strengthens the enforcement of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 and initiated the filing of cases to terrorists and their supporters, serving warrants in tandem with the Philippine National Police counterparts.
He likewise mentioned their creation of the Joint Task Force Lanao del Sur whereby unified cooperation was encouraged among members of the security sector to provide swift action should there be security threats to address, especially in Marawi City.
With all their all-out effort, the 103rd Infantry Brigade maintained that the province of Lanao del Sur is generally peaceful at the current time.
“The situation in Marawi City is normal and the rest of the area of operations in Lanao del Sur are relatively peaceful,” said Miondas.
Meanwhile, the 1st Marine Brigade which also led the encounter in Marogong town vowed to work hand-in-hand with the 103rd Infantry Brigade in finally freeing Lanao del Sur province from terrorism. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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