PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — The Regional Peace and Order Council in Western Mindanao (RPOC 9) has given the green light to a landmark inter-agency exercise aimed at boosting territorial defense and disaster preparedness across the Zamboanga Peninsula. In its recent meeting in Zamboanga City, the council approved a resolution endorsing the conduct of the Inter-Agency Territorial Defense Operations Exercise (IATDOE), dubbed “Kalasag Zampen.” READ: BARMM launches disaster response plan to protect families, children The initiative, pushed by the Philippine Army’s 102nd Infantry Brigade under the 1st Infantry Division, seeks to “sharpen coordination among security forces, local governments, and […]... Keep on reading: RPOC 9 backs defense, disaster drills in Western Mindanao