ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Troops under the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) have been ordered to work closely with each other to attain positive results in the fight against terror.
Newly-promoted Westmincom chief, Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, issued the order during the full military honors accorded him by the officers, enlisted personnel and civilian employees upon his arrival Thursday afternoon from Maguindanao.
Sobejana presided Thursday's turnover of command ceremony at the Army’s 601st Infantry Brigade in the town of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao.
“We should converge our effort in a very coordinated manner, so that our effort would not be a waste of energy and other resources that we have,” he said.
Sobejana reminded the troops of President Rodrigo Duterte's order to finally to put an end to the menace of terrorism, particularly by the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu.
Sobejana was accorded the military honors following his promotion to three-star rank, where no less than President Rodrigo Duterte donning his insignia on Wednesday night. (PNA)