525th Combat Engineer "Forerunner" Battalion

525th Combat Engineer "Forerunner" Battalion Philippine Army Disaster Response Unit (PA DRU) and Combat Engineer Unit Landline Number: 2366-7298

31/05/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽˆ

The 525th Combat Engineer Battalion, Combat Engineer Regiment, Philippine Army extends its warmest birthday greetings to our dedicated personnel celebrating their birthdays this month of June 2026.

Thank you for your unwavering commitment, discipline, and selfless service to the unit and the nation. Your hard work keeps our battalion moving forward as true Forerunners. May you have a safe, joyful, and blessed celebration filled with good health and continued success in your military career!



๐—ก๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป[๐—ฎ] ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น; ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ...
30/05/2026

๐—ก๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป[๐—ฎ] ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ. ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น; ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ[๐—ฏ] ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ. ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ,[๐—ฐ] ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜.
-๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ

๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐‘๐”๐๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐๐๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐…๐„๐’๐“ '๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ€ ๐Ÿ†The competitive spirit is alive and kicking! The Forerunner Anniversary S...
29/05/2026

๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐‘๐”๐๐๐„๐‘ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐๐๐ˆ๐•๐„๐‘๐’๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐’๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐…๐„๐’๐“ '๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ€ ๐Ÿ†

The competitive spirit is alive and kicking! The Forerunner Anniversary Sports Fest '26 officially kicked off with an explosive opening ceremony at Brgy. Blue Ridge A, Quezon City!

Led by LTC LESTER T SINLAO PA, the event brought together our fine soldiers to showcase camaraderie, sportsmanship, and peak athletic excellence.

The energy was through the roof as the different companies marched proudly during the Parade of Companies and Muses, each bringing their unique flair and vibrant energy. The venue shook with pride during the roaring chanting of battle cries, proving that our discipline translates perfectly from the field to the court!

The day wrapped up with intense, high-stakes basketball games that set the tone for the rest of the tournament.

Who will take home the championship trophy this year? ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐“๐Ž๐†๐„๐“๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐„๐€๐‚๐„: ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐ขThis month, we observe the anniversary of the onset...
26/05/2026

๐“๐Ž๐†๐„๐“๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐…๐Ž๐‘ ๐๐„๐€๐‚๐„: ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ, ๐’๐š๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฌ ๐–๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฐ๐ข

This month, we observe the anniversary of the onset of the Marawi Siege. While the nation officially celebrates its full Liberation in October, this month reminds us of the resilience of our communities and the high cost of our peace.

๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐

The Home of Forerunners honors the ultimate sacrifice of Cpl Reymund A. Paracuelles (CE) PA and the extraordinary heroism of his squad leader, SSg Reggie T. Galao.

Their squad faced a fierce encounter with the Maute terrorist group. Choosing brotherhood over his own safety, SSg Galao stayed under heavy enemy fire to secure Cpl Paracuellesโ€™ body while returning fire.

"Di ko pwedeng iwanan si Parac kasi kung iwanan ko siya don baka mahirapan na kaming marecover siya, dibaleng mahirapan ako sa mga oras na yon." โ€” SSg Reggie T. Galao

Cpl Paracuellesโ€”a Combat Engineer, CSSR instructor, and Rope Masterโ€”left behind a loving wife and a young son. His legacy, alongside SSg Galao's valor, embodies the true spirit of our battalion.

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Today, the 525th Combat Engineer Battalion continues this legacy by protecting our communities from violent extremism, disinformation, and divisive narratives. We remain proactive through community engagement, counterpropaganda, and real-time monitoring to keep our Area of Responsibility (AOR) safe.

Let us choose unity over division, truth over misinformation, and peace over violence.

โš ๏ธ Stay Vigilant: Report any suspicious activities or malicious propaganda within your area immediately to your local authorities.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.๐Ÿฎ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฏ
23/05/2026

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ.
๐Ÿฎ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐Ÿฏ:๐Ÿฏ

23/05/2026

Today, we solemnly commemorate the start of the Marawi Siege โ€” a battle that tested the courage, resilience, and unity of the Filipino people.

We pay tribute to the brave soldiers, police, and civilians who sacrificed their lives in defense of our nation and freedom. Their heroism and unwavering dedication will never be forgotten.

As we remember the events of May 23, 2017, may we continue to stand united against extremism and uphold peace, patriotism, and duty for future generations.











๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐žLibis, Quezon City โ€” The ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ "๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ" ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป welcomed...
22/05/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž

Libis, Quezon City โ€” The ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ๐˜๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ "๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ" ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป welcomed its long-term partner, the ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น & ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—ฏ, for a courtesy visit and specialized Water Search and Rescue (WASAR) equipment demonstration.

Highlighting their shared commitment to disaster preparedness since 2021, the organization donated six (6) high-quality WASAR Rescue Helmets to augment the personal protective equipment (PPE) of the unit's rescue teams.

The newly donated gear and technical insights will be directly integrated into the battalion's upcoming WASAR Training cycle to sharpen its swift water rescue capabilities.

๐“๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐’ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐…๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“: ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญโš’๏ธโšกThe 525th Combat Engineer Battalion...
22/05/2026

๐“๐‘๐€๐ˆ๐ ๐€๐’ ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐…๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“: ๐„๐ฅ๐ž๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ-๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ๐š๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญโš’๏ธโšก

The 525th Combat Engineer Battalion "Forerunner," alongside the 53rd Engineer Brigade and Emergency Rescue Unit Foundation (ERUF), successfully conducted an Integrated Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) Training from April 27 to May 1, 2026, in Cebu City.

The intensive five-day initiative brought together responders from the 53rd Engineer Brigade, BFP Region 7, and the Cebu City DRRMO to master breaching, shoring, lifting, and victim extraction simulations.

We thank our partner agencies and stakeholders for their unwavering commitment to enhancing national disaster resilience. Together, we stand ready to save lives.

๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐‘๐”๐๐๐„๐‘๐’The ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ญ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง proudly welcomed๐‚๐๐“ ๐Œ๐„...
19/05/2026

๐–๐„๐‹๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐‘๐„๐’๐„๐‘๐•๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐‚๐„ ๐‹๐„๐€๐ƒ๐„๐‘๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‡๐Ž๐Œ๐„ ๐Ž๐… ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐„๐‘๐”๐๐๐„๐‘๐’

The ๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ญ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง proudly welcomed๐‚๐๐“ ๐Œ๐„๐‹ ๐€ ๐‡๐€๐‹๐‹๐€๐‘ ๐๐€ (๐‘๐„๐’) and ๐‹๐“๐‰๐† ๐€๐๐ƒ๐‘๐„๐– ๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐”๐€๐‡ ๐๐ (๐‘๐„๐’) to the Forerunner Training Area, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

More than a visit, it was a strong display of unity, readiness, and shared commitment to national resilience. Through capability demonstrations and modernization showcases, the battalion highlighted its vital role in combat engineering and Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) operations.

This visit underscores the critical synergy between the regular force and the citizen soldier reserve component. In an era of evolving security challenges and escalating climate realities, seamless collaboration between active-duty personnel and reservists is vital for several key reasons. Reservists act as vital conduits between the Armed Forces and the civilian sector, fostering deeper community trust, mobilizing local resources, and strengthening public support for defense and disaster preparedness initiatives.

By training and operating as a unified front, the regular and reserve forces ensure that the nation possesses a robust, adaptable, and deeply integrated defense structure capable of meeting any crisis.

As the Philippine Armyโ€™s premier Disaster Response Unit, the 525CEB continues to stand at the forefront of service and preparedness, โ€œAlways Ready, Always Resolved.โ€

Welcome to the home of the Forerunners, Sirs!


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