The newly-installed commander of the Army’s 402nd Infantry Brigade (402Bde) in Caraga region vowed to further strengthen the brigade’s partnership with local government units (LGUs), line agencies, and other stakeholders to effectively end the local communist armed conflict in its areas of operation (AORs).
Col. Adonis Ariel Orio replaced Brig. Gen. Maurito Licudine.
The turnover of command on July 20 was led by Maj. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., commander of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division.
“It is my hope that 402Bde can still obtain the warm support of the LGUs and stakeholders in Northern Mindanao and Caraga region,” Orio said in his assumption message, quoted in a press statement issued by the 402Bde on July 22.
“I count on your help in implementing Executive Order No. 70, which institutionalizes the whole-of-nation approach towards the attainment of inclusive and sustainable peace through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict to the regions,” he said.
The 402Bde covers the provinces of Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, and Butuan City in Caraga, and the province of Misamis Oriental in Region 10 (Northern Mindanao).
He expressed confidence that the 402Bde would chart more significant gains, especially in the delivery of peace and development programs, and services to the people in its areas.
Orio, a native of Cagayan de Oro City and a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Tanglaw-Diwa” Class of 1992, will serve as the 34th commander of the 402Bde.
Source: Philippines News Agency
