CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--General Romeo Brawner Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, continued his visit of the military's remotest stations and personally delivered Christmas gifts and wishes to the forward operating detachment in Las Navas, Samar and the 8th Infantry Division on December 20.
In his stopover at the 8th Infantry Division headquarters in Catbalogan City, General Brawner Jr also lauded the unit to complete the end of the communist armed conflict in the area.
Recalling his experience as a young officer operating against communist terrorists in the boundaries of Las Navas, Matuginao, and Jipapad, the CSAFP who was then commander of the 2nd Special Forces Battalion and Special Operations Task Group-Samar, also lauded the 8th ID's accomplishments that resulted in the weakening of guerilla fronts in the area.
"I am very proud that the 8th ID and JTF Storm have achieved so much and accomplished so much that contributed in the success of our campaign against the communist terrorist group in this area. Because of this, there are no more active guerilla fronts here and we are confident that we can finish the fight against the remaining weakened enemy formations next year," General Brawner Jr said.
