5th CMO Kabalikat Battalion, CMOR, PA

5th CMO Kabalikat Battalion, CMOR, PA Passionate public servants for the Filipino people. They are called "warrior diplomats" specialized on civil-military works and humanitarian missions.

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DID YOU KNOW | On October 21, 1972, Muslim Independence Movement (MIM) rebels numbering 400 attacked Marawi City, held hostage hundreds of students from the Mindanao State University, and occupied the entire city with the exception of the Lanao Del Sur Provincial Constabulary Command under Lt Col Rogaciano Espiritu. Despite being surrounded, the Philippine Constabulary Provincial Headquarters was able to repulse repeated attacks, but they needed reinforcement.

The 26th Infantry Battalion which was stationed in Kapatagan, Lanao del Sur sent reinforcement to the beleaguered PC soldiers. A platoon led by then Second Lieutenant Edilberto Adan with a mounted 106 recoilless rifle was dispatched, joined by PC soldiers led by Colonel Efren Zafra.

The main attack on Camp Amai Pakpak (formerly Camp Keithley) started at 2:00 a.m on October 22, 1972, and lasted until 7:00 in the morning. The following morning, four MIM "Blackshirts" rebels lay dead in front of the 26IB defense sector. Camp Amai Pakpak was saved but was subjected to sporadic attacks. The Marines liberated the MSU student hostages after a series of gun battles while the rebels dispersed to the hinterlands of Lanao Sur and Lanao Norte.

With reinforcements arriving from the 4th Infantry Division and the Philippine Marine Battalion, the battle to liberate Marawi only lasted for three days.

The October 21, 1972, attack on Marawi, is regarded by historians as the official start of the Mindanao secessionist war.

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22/10/2025

TODAY IN HISTORY | On this day, eight years ago, the 16th president of the Republic of the Philippines and then Commander-in-Chief Rodrigo Roa Duterte officially declared the Liberation of Marawi after five months of battle against the ISIS-inspired Maute group. The declaration came a day after the death of terrorist leaders Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute.

Speaking before the government troops in Marawi, he officially declared the city’s liberation which also marked the beginning of the rehabilitation of the war-torn city. Further, the President commended the military and the police for risking their lives fighting terrorism in the country.

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