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Armor Division celebrates 43rd Founding Anniversary
FORT BONIFACIO, Metro Manila – The
Philippine Army’s Armor “PAMBATO” Division (AD) celebrated its 43rd
Founding Anniversary at Camp O’Donell, Capas, Tarlac, today, Sept. 18.
2019 with the Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Macairog S. Alberto as
the Guest of Honor and Speaker.
The Army redesignated the Mechanized
Infantry Division as the Armor Division by virtue of General Orders
Number 1133 dated 09 September 2019. With its new name, the theme for
this year’s celebration is “Team Armor: Pambato ng Mamamayan Tungo as
Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran.”
AD also demonstrated its new
capabilities and technologies such as the Armor Personnel Carrier with
Remote Control Weapon Station from Israel, Infantry Fighting Vehicle and
Mobile Mortar System. In addition, the Commando V-150 and the Simba
Fighting Vehicle was part of the static display.
“I commend the upstanding members and
awardees of the Armor Division for the noteworthy performance that has
significantly contributed to the fulfillment of the division’s over-all
mission and vision. I likewise acknowledge the great appreciation, the
stakeholder-awardees for the tireless support you have given to our
mounted warriors,” said Alberto.
The Commanding General, Philippine Army
also praised the achievements of the division such as the activation of
additional Armor combat units and the capability upgrade of its Armor
vehicles.
Meanwhile, Armor Division Commander Maj.
Gen. Robert Dauz expressed his unit's gratitude for the redesignation.
“Let us further strengthen our union for the attainment of shared
aspirations for peace and security that will steer us to grander
development for our country and people,” he added.
Another highlight of the event is the
change of the unit’s moniker to “PAMBATO” which was first used in 1976
by the Philippine Army Light Armor Regiment. It stands for “Piling yunit
ng Hukbong Katihan na panlaban sa larangan ng pakikidigma.” The moniker
is also synonymous with the Filipino words "panlaban" or
"pangmalakasan".
“For a credible Army, we need bravery,
skills, but we also need a very capable Army that will defeat the
current threat and deter future ones,” said Alberto.#
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