📋 Tender Overview
AUGMENTATION FORCE. Augmentation forces from the military’s 53rd Division Reconnaissance Company arrived in Maguindanao del Norte Friday (May 9 2025) to help ensure peaceful elections in the Bangsamoro Region. They will be deployed to the area of operations of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division in Central Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of 6ID)
CAMP SIONGCO Maguindanao del Norte – Additional troops were sent here for deployment as security measures in Central Mindanao intensified in preparation for the May 12 national and local polls.
In a statement Saturday Maj. Gen. Donald Gumiran commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division (6ID) said a contingent from the 53rd Division Reconnaissance Company (53rd DRC) arrived Friday afternoon at the Tactical Operations Group headquarters aboard a Philippine Air Force C-130 aircraft. “
These elite troops are being deployed to reinforce the operational strength of the 90th Infantry Battalion which is currently responsible for ensuring security in key areas within the 6IDs area of responsibility (AOR)” Gumiran said.
The 53rd DRC consists of about 500 officers who will support the 90th Infantry Battalion in several towns in North Cotabato and parts of the Special Geographic Area in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) listed as “hot spot” areas.
Gumiran also chief of Joint Task Force Central said the deployment is part of the military’s comprehensive security preparations to ensure that the upcoming elections will proceed smoothly.
“Our goal is to ensure a safe peaceful orderly clean and credible election. We support the Comelec and other agencies in upholding democratic integrity Gumiran said.
About 5000 military personnel are currently deployed in the 6ID’s area of operations to help ensure orderly elections. (PNA)
