Soldiers donate blood for Marawi battle casualties

By Jong Cadion

ZAMBOANGA CITY (September 24, 2017) - Soldiers of the Western Mindanao Command donated blood for battle casualties who are fighting at the forefront in Marawi City, military official said.

Personnel of the WestMinCom participated in the bloodletting activity held at the WestMinCom gymnasium in Camp Navarro, Calarian, this city at around 8am Saturday (September 23).

Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) information officer Cpt Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed that the said bloodletting was organized by the Office of the Assistant Chief of Unified Command Staff for Civil-Military Operations, OU7, to benefit the wounded soldiers and to commemorate the 11th founding anniversary of the WestMinCom. This was held in conjunction with the National Peace Consciousness Month observed every September under Proclamation No. 675.

Cpt. Petinglay said that among those who donated were soldiers of the Task Force Zamboanga, 54th ECBde, 3TOC, and Naval Forces Western Mindanao. The said activity was facilitated by personnel of the Zamboanga City Medical Center.

“This good deed bridges the lives of our wounded comrades who braved the battleground. Our gratitude goes to those who have donated blood for the sake of our battle casualties,” said Lieutenant General Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., Commander of the Western Mindanao Command.