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Soldier in camouflage with explosives in his hands, anti-terrorist team combat engineer, ammunition technical officer, explosives military expert, miner preparing explosive device before explosion.

Soldier, combat engineer in an anti-terrorist team, ammunition technician, explosives expert, saboteur in camouflage carrying explosives in hands, miner preparing explosive device before explosion.

WATCH II 525th Combat Engineer Battalion deploys USAR Teams to Cebu City Landslide On 11 January 2026, the 525th Combat Engineer, Combat Engineer Regiment, Philippine Army, under the leadership of LTC LESTER T SINLAO PA, deployed two Light Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Teams to reinforce the ongoing Search, Rescue, and Retrieval (SRR) Operations at the landfill site in Brgy Binaliw, Cebu City. The deployment consists of 38 highly trained personnel led by CPT BEVERLYN N MACALALAD PA, equipped wi