Provincial News
Surigao tribes confer honorary Datu title to special forces chief By Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur - The Lianga Municipal Tribal Council based in Lianga, Surigao del Sur conferred upon Brigadier General Lincoln Francisco Tagle, Regiment Commander of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne), Philippine Army the honorary title of “Datu Sugoyan” (Protector of the mountains) on February 4 at the 9th Special Forces “Hounds” Company Headquarters in St. Christine, Lianga as a gesture of respect and appreciation to the 3rd Special Forces “Arrowhead” Battalion’s (3SFBn) peace and development initiatives in the conflict-affected area of Sitio Simuwao (KM9) in Diatagon, Lianga, this province. With the Executive Order no. 70 (EO 70) of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte which institutionalized the Whole-of-Nation Approach to End Local Communist Armed Conflict,
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Caraga Infocus
the Special Forces have been at the forefront to peacefully end conflict in Andap Valley Complex and address the root causes of insurgency by delivering basic and social services in the conflict-
February 8-14, 2020
