MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — A rousing welcome greeted on Saturday the 225 members of three elite companies of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division who fought militants in Marawi City. Officials of 6th ID, led by Major Gen. Arnel Dela Vega, took turns thanking the personnel of the division’s 61st, 62nd and 63rd Reconnaissance Companies who helped in liberating Marawi City from Maute and Abu Sayyaf gunmen. The three companies, trained in quick emergency reaction and in commando-style assaults, arrived past 10 a.m. Saturday at Camp Siongco in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao from Marawi City. “They left Marawi City before dawn (Saturday) and their travel from there to Camp Siongco lasted for about five hours,” Dela Vega said. We are thankful to those who prayed for their safety and welfare,” Dela Vega said.

Source: Philippine Star October 28, 2017 05:48 UTC