104th is doing well in Maguindanao..residents

               
                  MARIZ   REVALES and RIC CLET
Tacurong City - Residents here lauded 104th brigade for bringing peace and order situation normal again after their arrival ten (10)months ago.
Major Alonto Maamo, its civil military officer in an interview with the media disclosed that perhaps residents in the area felt secured after addressing some of the problems .
"WE are doing our mandate by bringing normalcy in the area here in Tacurong and Sultan Kudarat province, at kahit may kaguluhan dito noon  naibalik namin ang kapayapaan",Maamo said

104th brigade is a peace keeping forces under the command of Col Mario A. Mendoza  and as much as possible is avoiding to be placed in the middle of conflict.
" Our unit has done civil military project such as to provide security in the area for the international and local non government organization (NGO)   while  they stay at the area", Maamo said..
Since their arrival last December 22,  2009 104th brigade has implemented activities and programs related to peace and development. Such as mini concert, bike for peace, medical outreach and other community services.
"For simply doing biking, residents felt secured in seeing military who are not from this place roaming around the streets riding in their bikes. ",Maamo noted.
Maamo said that Bike for peace will be launched again and this time their commanding officer and other ground commanders will go with them in visiting the troops in the area riding in their bikes.
Recently, General Romeo Lustestica of the first Infantry  "Tabak" Division visited the brigade and commended its performance. ' We felt proud for sending 104th brigade in this part of the region as I   know that this unit can deliver the mandate task before them", Lustestica said in an interview. 
Media in the area and from Lanao where 104th brigade  previously assigned also lauded the unit for its contributions while in the said areas.