New 47th IB commander vows
sustained partnership for peace
CAMP LINO
CHATTO, Cabulijan, Tubigon, Bohol, May 28 (PIA)—After rendering a stellar
performance as commanding officer of the 47th Infantry “Katapatan” Battalion
(47IB) for two years and 18 days, Lieutenant Colonel Eufracio Malig Jr., steps
off and hands the command flag to Lieutenant Colonel Ramir Redosendo, in a
simple but fitting turn-over of command rites officiated by no less than 3rd
Infantry Division Presiding General Officer and 37th commander, General Dinoh
Dolina at the Camp Lino Chatto in Cabulijan Tubigon, May 28.
In his
acceptance message, LTC Redosendo, who handles matters of military operations
at the general headquarters, rallies the men and women of the Battalion to help
him bring the 47th IB to remain committed in performing its mandate.
“Let us
continue our partnership in supporting the people in the pursuit of a lasting
peace and development in our community,” the newly installed officer appealed
during the rites attended by officers and men of the 3ID, 47IB and the 302nd BDE
as well as local officials led by Governor Edgar Chatto, board members,
municipal mayors and civil society representatives.
On the
other hand, LtCol Malig, who distinguished his two-year meritorious service to
Boholanos by fighting a different kind of battle, one that allowed his unit to
forge partnerships with the local government and the civil society, is
reporting to the Central Command in Camp Jamindan in Capiz for another
challenging mission.
While
assuring local officials and sector representatives of this intent to continue
the partnerships, he still called his men under his new command to do the best
they can.
“Let us all
remember that we are all pieces of a puzzle, we have roles top play, and only
we can see the beauty of the puzzle if we put ourselves to where we should be,”
the unassuming military official said.
Malig bowed
out from service to the Boholanos but not without bagging a coveted a military
medal of merit for his “eminently meritorious and valuable service as
Commanding Officer of the 47IB.”
He steered
the battalion in various combat and TRIAD operations that resulted to the
tactical engagement with the ASG and the communists NPA terrorists in Bohol,
scoring high in the military scoreboards.
Malig also
nailed his stint with accomplishments in the joint AFP-PNP law enforcement
operations resulting apprehension of illegal drugs, assorted firearms and
wanted personalities.
While
surviving with high waving flags after two major elections: Barangay and
Sangguniang Kabataan and the Midterm National and Local Elections, Malig’s
management style earned the respect of his men when he prioritized series of
in-house trainings, seminars and unit sustainment activities that put his unit
at the peak of its performance.
While he
intensified intelligence operations by developing intelligence networks that
provided accurate and timely information, LtCol Malig’s legacy would largely be
on its civil military operations.
Malig
focused on the internal security and peace operations and forged convergence of
different stakeholders, which resulted in more community development projects
like the Community Development Program, Purok Power Movement partnership with
Bohol.
As to
matters of discipline, when the army in the past never slipped through the
allegations of human rights violations, the 47 IB under LtCol Malig instilled
the highest form of discipline to his men bay attaining zero human rights
violations which resulted in his unit earning the 2017 Best battalion Streamer
Award of the Central Command, according to General Dinoh Dolina.
Having
developed friendships in Bohol, Malig, who signed his relinquishment of command
May 28, said there is no such thing as goodbyes.
“Friends,
this is not goodbye, because friends never say goodbye, they simply say, see
you soon,” Malig capped his speech. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)
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