Army artillery unit deployed to Mindanao

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Military authorities on Tuesday announced that the Philippine Army has sent an additional artillery unit to Mindanao to beef up the number of state troopers fighting rebels and bandit groups in several provinces in the island.

Major Rosa Maria Cristina Manuel, a spokesperson for the Army Artillery Regiment based in Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, told The Manila Times that the newly activated 8th Field Artillery Battalion under Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cabansay arrived in Mindanao on Monday for deployment to Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.