CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – The Philippine Army’s First Brigade Combat Team (1BCT) celebrated its fourth founding anniversary last Friday, December 9, at its headquarters in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Del Norte with the AFP Chief of Staff, LtGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the guest of honor and speaker.
The 1BCT is the Army’s contingency force that is capable of addressing conventional, unconventional and asymmetric threats. Activated in 2018, its first deployment was in Sulu to ensure peace and security in the region.
In his talk to troops, LtGen. Bacarro lauded the unit’s accomplishments as one of the AFP’s primary territorial defense units since its establishment.
“Let me commend the valiant men and women of the 1BCT under the leadership of Col Leodevic Guinid for your significant achievements that you will all carry on for the years to come and for the future members of our Brigade Combat Team,” LtGen. Bacarro said.
He also emphasized the importance of commitment and responsiveness in conducting “effective engagements in conventional and unconventional warfare and empowered by the concept of strategic territorial defense.”
“I ask for your continued dedication to protecting and preserving the peace in our communities. The higher headquarters will hit the ground running to ensure that we strongly capacitate our force providers, our very own front liners who gain victories for the AFP and the Filipino people, one battle at a time,” LtGen. Bacarro added. (VICTOR BALDEMOR RUIZ)
