H E A D Q U A R T E R S 703 RD INFANTRY (AGILA) BRIGADE, 7 TH INF DIV, PA Brgy Calaanan, Bongabon, Nueva Ecija UNIT HISTORY MISSION 703 rd Infantry (AGILA) Brigade, 7 th Infantry (KAUGNAY) Division, PA conducts support operations to neutralize the remnants of Platun TSM, Platun NE-NV- EP and S/RGU not later than 2015 in order to preserve an environment inhospitable to armed threat that will compel them to abandon their armed struggle. BRIGADE CREED We profess to Strengthen the honor and pride in the military service. Uphold professionalism and commit to excellence. THE 703RD INF (AGILA) BDE STARTED FROM THE FORMER ADVANCE COMMAND POST (ACP) OF THE 3 rd INF BDE (SEP) PA ORGANIZED IN MARCH 1987 UNDER LTC LOTHARIO A GRAJEDA INF (GSC) PA STATIONED AT CAMP TINIO, CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA. IT HAD NUEVA ECIJA AND AURORA PROVINCE AS ITS AOR WITH 56IB, 71IB, A BATTERY, 3FAB AND 3LAS A COY, 3LAB AS UNITS UNDER ITS OPERATIONAL CONTROL (OPCON). WHEN THE 3 rd INFANTRY BRIGADE WAS UPGRADED AND BECOME THE 7 th INF (KAUGNAY) DIV, PA IN THE LATER PART OF 1987. BGEN VILLANUEVA, OP AFP 09 JAN 89-16 APR 90 THE ACP WAS RENAMED TACTICAL COMMAND GROUP (TCG) EAST AND COL EDUARDO Y PANGAN INF (GSC) PA WAS DISAGNATED COMMANDER. IT HAD THE SAME AOR AND OPCON UNITS. ON 08 OCT 1988, THE 703 RD INF BDE (PROV L) WAS ACTIVATED PURSUANT TO GO # 464 HPA DATED 11 OCT 1988 AND COL EDUARDO Y PANGAN INF (GSC) PA WAS DISAGNATED THE 1 ST COMMANDER. ON 09 JAN 1989, COL OSWALDO P VILLANUEVA INF (GSC) PA AS 2 ND BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE COMMAND AND ADDED TO ITS AOR WERE ALFONSO, CASTANEDA IN NUEVA VISCAYA, DINAPIGUE IN ISABELA AND EASTERN PANGASINAN. ALSO ADDED TO ITS OPCON UNITS WERE 70IB AND MTT, 3SFC, 3SFBN BY 01 JUNE 1989. THE UNIT BECAME A REGULAR INFANTRY BRIGADE OF THE 7TH INF (KAUGNAY) DIV, PA. THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO BRGY SAN ISIDRO, SAN LUIS, AURORA PROVINCE ON 14 AUGUST 1989.
ON 16 APR 1990, COL JOSE C LAPUS INF (GSC) PA BECAME THE 3 RD BRIGADE COMMANDER. HE MOVED THE HEADQUARTERS TO BRGY IMELDA VALLEY, PALAYAN CITY, NE FROM BRGY SAN ISIDRO, SAN LUIS, AURORA IN APRIL 1991. BY 07 NOV 1991, THE HEADQUARTERS WAS RELOCATED TO NAMULANDAYAN, LUPAO, NE AND THE AOR WAS EXPANDED TO COVER THE WHOLE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA. BGEN LAPUS, JC AFP 16 APR 90-04 OCT 93 BGEN ESCARCHA, JE AFP 04 OCT 16 DEC 96 COL JOSE E ESCARCHA INF (GSC) PA THE 4 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE COMMAND ON 04 OCT 1993. BY JANUARY 1994, THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS WAS RELOCATED AT BRGY CAMP TINIO, CABANATUAN CITY, NE. BULACAN WAS ADDED TO ITS AOR IN MAY 1994 AND BATAAN BY AUGUST 1994 ADDITIONAL UNITS, 19SFC AND 3RAC WERE PLACED OPCON TO THE BRIGADE. IN SEPTEMBER 1995, THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS WAS MOVED TO CAMACHO, BALANGA, BATAAN AND 70IB WAS RELIEVED BY 24IB. IN JAN 1996, COL ESCARCHA WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL. BY FEBRUARY 1996, 71IB WAS RELIEVED BUT THE BRIGADE REACQUIRED 70IB. DURING THE PERIOD, 71IB AND 34LAC WERE TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO THE BRIGADE WHEN IT PROVIDED SECURITY TO THE APEC LEADERS SUMMIT IN SBMA. BGEN ESCARCHA HAS PRODUCED IN HIS TERM THE AFP BEST CMO OFFICER IN THE PERSON OF CPT MICHAEL MARLON SAN PEDRO DS (PA). BY 16 DECEMBER 1996, COL ALBERTO FERNANDO F BRAGANZA INF (GSC) PA, THE 5 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE BRIGADE. HE MOVED THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS TO BRGY MALABOBO, MANGATAREM, PANGASINAN ON 19 MAY 1997. COL BRAGANZA, AFF 16 Dec 96-04 Feb 98 BY JUNE 1997, THE BRIGADE ACQUIRED 69IB ALONG WITH 3LAC AND ADDITIONAL AOR COVERING MOUNTAIN PROVINCE AND AURA. IN AUG 1997, 70IB WAS REMOVED FROM ITS OPCON UNITS. SUBSEQUENTLY, AURORA, NUEVA ECIJA, EASTERN PANGASINAN NUEVA VIZCAYA, DINAPIGUE IN ISABELA AND BULACAN, (EXCEPT THE TOWN OF HAGONOY) WERE ALSO REMOVED FROM ITS AOR
ON 04 FEB 1998, COL CRISTOLITO P BALAOING INF (GSC) PA THE 6 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE HELM OF THE BRIGADE. BY JUNE 1998, THE BRIGADE ACQUIRED THE PROVINCES OF ILOCOS SUR, ILOCOS NORTE AND LA UNION AS ITS AOR WHILE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE WAS TAKEN BY 5ID. BY SEPT 1998, THE BRIGADE ACQUIRED TARLAC AND PAMPANGA AS ITS AOR AND THE 3 RD SFBN AS OPCON UNIT. COL BALAOING, CP 04 Feb 98-16 Jul 99 COL SAMERA, DR OIC, 16 Jul 99-09 Aug 99 WHEN COL BALAOING WAS DESIGNATED TO TAKE OVER THE AFP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT OFFICE, GHQ, AFP IN 16 JULY 1999. HIS DEPUTY, COL DOUGLAS R SAMERA INF (GSC) PA WAS INSTALLED AS THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE. DURING THE 7TH INF DIV ANNIVERSARY LAST 30 AUG 1999, THE THREE (3) OPCON BATTALIONS OF THE BRIGADE WERE ADJUDGED AS FOLLOWS: 24IB - BEST BATTALION, 69IB - 2ND BEST BATTALION AND 68IB - 4TH BEST BATTALION. IN THE SAME ANNIVERSARY, THE BRIGADE GARNERED. THE BEST OFFICER, BEST ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND BEST CAFGU OF THE YEAR. DURING THE SAME YEAR, THE BRIGADE WAS AWARDED THE COMMAND PLAQUE FROM CG, PA IN RECOGNITION OF ITS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN COMBAT OPERATIONS FOR 1997 AND THE FIRST SEMESTER OF 1998. IN FEB 1999, THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO BRGY BURGOS, SAN JOSE, TARLAC. BY MAR 1999, ABRA, ILOCOS SUR, ILOCOS NORTE AND LA UNION WERE ABSORBED BY 5ID BUT THE BRIGADE ACQUIRED THE WHOLE OF ZAMBALES ALSO THE 3SFBN WAS TAKEN FROM THE BRIGADE. BGEN BOLHAYON, JD AFP 09 Aug 99-24 Jun 02 BY 09 AUG 1999, ORDERS WAS ISSUED FOR COL JOHN D BOLHAYON INF (GSC) PA, THE 7 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER.THE BRIGADE CARRIED 24IB, 68IB, 69IB, 33LAC AND 24SFC AS ITS OPCON UNITS. AOR INCLUDE THE PROVINCES OF PANGASINAN, TARLAC, PAMPANGA, BATAAN, ZAMBALES AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF HAGONOY IN BULACAN UNTIL 2000. IT WAS DURING HIS TERM WHEN THE UNIT WAS ADJUDGED AS THE BEST OF THE BEST BRIGADE OF THE PHILIPPINE ARMY CY 2000. AT THE HEIGHT OF MINDANAO CONFLICT IN THE YEAR 2000. THE BRIGADE WAS MOVED TO AGUSAN DEL SUR WITH CARAGA REGION AS AOR REPLACING 401ST BDE OF THE 4TH INF DIV.
AFTER ALMOST EIGHT (8) MONTHS OF STINT IN MINDANAO, THE BRIGADE WAS AGAIN TRANSFERRED BACK IN LUZON AND ASSUMED ITS AOR, THE FIVE (5) PROVINCES OF CENTRAL LUZON NAMELY TARLAC, PAMPANGA, BATAAN, ZAMBALES AND PANGASINAN. BGEN ILAGAN, SR AFP 24 Jun 02-16 Jan 04 BY 24 JUNE 2002, COL SILVERIO R ILAGAN INF (GSC) PA, THE 8 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE MANTLE OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM BGEN BOLHAYON UP TO 29 JAN 2004. A SIX (6) YEAR BRIGADE CAMPAIGN PLAN WAS ISSUED TO TRACK THE MUCH DESIRED PEACE AND PROPELS THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AOR. BY SEPT OF 2002, THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN WAS PLACED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE BRIGADE, IN THE SAME TOKEN, 56IB WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED OPCON TO THE BRIGADE WHILE PANGASINAN WAS TURNED OVER TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE 702ND BDE. LIKEWISE, THE BRIGADE DISPLACED FROM ITS FORMER LOCATION AND ESTABLISHED THE NEW BRIGADE HQS TO SAME MUNICIPALITY AT BRGY BURGOS, SAN JOSE, TARLAC. ADDED TO ITS CAP THAT YIELDED HONOR AND RECOGNITION BECAUSE OF THE RELENTLESS EFFORT OF THE UNIT IN ISO. THE BRIGADE EMERGED AS THE BEST BRIGADE AMONG THE THREE (3) BRIGADE OF THE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION FOR 2ND SEMESTER 2001 FOR THE BEST-BEST COMPETITION. ON APR 2003, COL ILAGAN WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL. LIKEWISE, THE BRIGADE WAS ALSO ADJUDGED AS THE BEST BRIGADE IN OPERATIONS DURING THE 15TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE 7TH INF DIV LAST AUG 2003. BGEN CURVA, PM AFP 16 Jan 04-07 Mar 05 ON 16 JAN 2004, COL PEDRO M CURVA INF (JSC) PA, THE 9 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER AND TOOK OVER THE MANTLE OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM BGEN ILAGAN BUT FORMALLY ASSUMED ON 29 JAN 2004. A CHANGE IN AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY WAS EFFECTED. BULACAN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OPERATIONAL JURISDICTION OF 702ND INF BDE EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2004. THE BRIGADE LOOSE 56TH INF BN AND GAINED CENTRAL AND WESTERN PANGASINAN AS ITS NEW AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. ON APR 2004, HONOR WAS ADDED TO THE BRIGADE WHEN IT WAS ADJUDGED AS THE BEST MANEUVER BRIGADE, AREA COMMAND WIDE OF THE NORTHERN LUZON COMMAND DURING ITS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCOLADES AND HONORS AWARDED BY NORTHERN LUZON COMMAND, WERE TWO (2) COMMAND PLAQUES IN RECOGNITION OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE BRIGADE AND ITS OPCON UNITS IN THE RESCUE AND RELIEF OPERATIONS DURING THE ONSLAUGHT OF TYPHOON MERCE FROM 26 TO 30 AUGUST 2004, AND THE RE-INTERMENT OF REVOLUTIONARY HEROINE NICOLASA P DAYRIT IN SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA ON 10 SEPT 2004. ON 20 OCT 2004, COL CURVA WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL. ON 07 MARCH 2005, COL SAMUEL DOMINGO NARCISE CAV (GSC) PA, A SEASONED OFFICER, WAS DESIGNATED AS THE 10 TH BRIGADE BGEN NARCISE, SL AFP 07 Mar 05-01 Aug 06 COMMANDER OF THIS DISTINGUISHED BRIGADE WITH HIS ABLE LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION. THE BRIGADE HAS CARRIED ITS JOB WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM AND ZEAL. FROM THE DAY HE TOOK OVER THE MANTLE OF RESPONSIBILITY FROM BRIGADIER GENERAL CURVA, THE BRIGADE CAPTURED FIVE (5) TOP RANKING LEADERS OF THE CENTRAL LUZON REGIONAL COMMITTEE AND TARLAC PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES. ON 02 NOV 2005, THE BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS WAS MOVED FROM ITS FORMER LOCATION AT BRGY BURGOS, SAN JOSE, TARLAC TO BRGY SAN JUAN BANO, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA TO ADDRESS THE INSURGENCY PROBLEM IN SOUTHEASTERN PAMPANGA AND EASTERN BULACAN AS THE PRIORITY GUERILLA FRONT. IN THIS REGARD, THE BRIGADE GAINED 56IB AND BULACAN WAS ADDED TO ITS AOR. HOWEVER, IT LOST CONTROL OVER TARLAC, CENTRAL AND WESTERN PANGASINAN PROVINCES WHICH WERE TURNED OVER TO 702 BDE. IN HIS STINT, TWO (2) TASK FORCES WERE CREATED, NAMELY THE TASK FORCE MALOLOS AND TASK FORCE ANGELES ON 08 APRIL 2006, COL NARCISE WAS PROMOTED TO BRIGADIER GENERAL. ON 01 AUGUST 2006, COL ROMMEL A GOMEZ INF (JSC) PA WAS DESIGNATED AS THE 11 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER OF THIS FAMOUS BRIGADE, SUCCEEDED BGEN NARCISE AS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THIS BRIGADE. COL GOMEZ CONTINUED THE TASK OF THE KNB (KAWAY, NGITI, BATI) CONCEPT. UNDER HIS ABLE LEADERSHIP, HE DESIGNED AND CONCEPTUALIZED TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THE INSURGENCY PROBLEM IN THE BRIGADE AREA OF OPERATIONS, THE OPERATIONS MOUNTAINS OPERATIONS CENTRAL, OPERATIONS WEST, OPERATIONS WATER WORLD AND BGEN GOMEZ, AG AFP OPERATIONS WHITE AREA, EFFECTIVELY DETERMINED 01 Aug 06-22 Apr 08 THE CAPABILTY OF THE UNIT TO DECIMATE THE ENEMY
BY INTRODUCED TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNIST TERRORIST AND DOING THESE. HE WAS ABLE TO STRENGTHEN THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PERSONNEL FROM THE BRIGADE LEVEL DOWN THE LINE AS WELL AS THE PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGU S) AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. ON 16 SEP 2006, 3RD INFANTRY BATTALION WAS INTEGRATED INTO THE BRIGADE ADDRESSING THE INSURGENCY PROBLEM IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF PAMPANGA AND BULACAN. TASK FORCE MALOLOS WILL FURTHER DEACTIVATE TO GIVE WAY TO 3IB ONCE THE PERSONNEL FILL-UP OF THE LATTER COULD BE MET. ON 26 AUG 2008, THE 7TH CMO BN, 7TH INF DIV, PA WAS PLACED OPCON TO THE BRIGADE AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR MISSION IS TO CONDUCT SOT OPN IN WHITE AREA OF BULACAN, PAMPANGA AND TARLAC PROVINCES. THE BRIGADE WAS ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY SUSTAINED ISO AGAINST THE CPP/NPA AS EARLY AS CY 2005 WHICH LED TO THE DISMANTLING OF KLG F1 AND KLG F2 OF BULACAN PCOM. THE EFFORTS OF THE BRIGADE AND DIVISION AUGMENTS IN BULACAN GAINED SIGNIFICANT HEADWAY WITH THE CLEARING OF THEIR FORMER STRONGHOLD AREAS IN THE TARGET BARANGAYS THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF SOT OPERATIONS RESULTING TO MASSIVE SURRENDER OF CT REGULARS AND SUPPORTERS LEADING TO DENIAL OF THEIR INTELLIGENCE NETWORK AND SUPPORT SYSTEM IN THESE AREAS. THIS WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE NEUTRALIZATION OF THEIR KEY LEADERS THROUGH INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS. RELATIVE TO THIS, THE EFFECT OF AGGRESSIVE ISO IN BULACAN CREATED A DEMORALIZING EFFECT IN THE NON-PRIORITY AREAS WHICH TRIGGERED TO THE REPORTED RESTRUCTURING OF THEIR ORGANIZATION IN CENTRAL LUZON AND SHIFT THEIR ARMED COMPONENTS IN THE HINTERLANDS PARTICULARLY IN BRGY UMIRAY, AURORA AND IN THE TRI-BOUNDARIES OF BATAAN- PAMPANGA-ZAMBALES AREA. GENERAL. ON 22 DEC 2007 COL ROMMEL A GOMEZ WAS PROMOTED AS BRIGADIER BGEN MABANTA JR, JZ AFP 22 Apr 08-01 Jul 10 ON 22 APR 2008, COL JOSE Z MABANTA JR INF (GSC) PA ASSUMED THE LEADERSHIP AS THE 12 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER OF PROUD 703 RD INF (AGILA) BRIGADE. HE CONTINUED THE LEGACY TO ADD MORE COLOR TO THE HISTORY WITH A TRUE TRADITION OF EXELENCE THE FIGHTING UNIT OF THE 7 TH INF DIV, PHIL ARMY. ONE TEAM. ONE ARMY. ON 01 JULY 2008 THE 3RD MECHANIZED INF BN, LABDE, PA WAS PLACED OPCON TO THE BRIGADE AND THE WHOLE PROVINCE OF TARLAC, CENTRAL AND WESTERN PANGASINAN ARE THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. WHILE THE 56IB WAS RELEASED TO 702ND INF BDE AND EASTERN BULACAN AO WAS TRANSFERRED TO 702ND INF BDE.
DURING THE PERIOD OF BGEN MABANTA, TWO (2) TOP RANKING CNN OFFICIAL ARRESTED ONE (1) OF THE TOPMOST RANKING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF CENTRAL LUZON REGIONAL COMMITTEE (CLRC) OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES- NEW PEOPLE S ARMY (CPP-NPA) AND ONE (1) SECRETARY OF SPP PAMPANGA AND CLRC EXECOM MEMBER. ALSO FIFTY ONE (51) FORMER REBELS OF CPP-NPA ARE BACK TO THE FOLD OF THE LAW. BEST INFANTRY BRIGADE CY 2010 STREAMER UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP. THE FORMER REBELS THEY ARE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE FUND ASSISTANCE FOR AMNESTY PROGRAMS. LIVELIHOOD PROJECT AND BALIK-BARIL PROGRAM UNDER THER SUPPERVISION OF SOCIAL INTGRATION PROGRAM (SIP) BY OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON THE PEACE PROCESS (OPAPP). BY THESE EFFORT HANDING-OVER THE LEAD ROLE OF PEACE AND ORDER IN THE PROVINCES OF PAMPANGA AND BULACAN TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS AFTER BEING DECLARED AS INSURGENCY FREE AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL INSURGENCY CAMPAIGN IN THE SAID PROVINCES BY 1 ST QUARTER OF 2010. ON 16 OCT 2008, THE 24 TH (WILDCAT) INF BN AND 3 RD MECHANIZED INF BN, LABDE, PA ARE BOTH RELIEVED TO THE BRIGADE AND PLACED OPCON TO 701 ST INF BDE, 7 TH INF DIV, PA. THE BRIGADE HAS KEPT THE ENEMY ON THE RUN AND CAUSED IMBALANCE IN THEIR SAFE HAVENS THROUGH AGGRESSIVE AND RELENTLESS COMBAT OPERATIONS PARTICULARLY IN THE TRI-BOUNDARIES OF NUEVA ECIJA- BULACAN-PAMPANGA AND TARLAC. THIS MANIFESTS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLEMENTARY COMBAT OPERATIONS WITH SOT OPERATIONS. ON 01 JULY 2010, BGEN JOSE Z MABANTA JR WAS RELIEVED AS THE BRIGADE COMMANDER AND REPORTED TO HIS NEW ASSIGNMENT AT CIVIL RELATION SERVICES (CRS), AFP AT GHQ, HEADQUARTES AFP AND WAS DESIGNATED AS THE GROUP COMMANDER AND AFP SPOKE PERSON. DURING HIS STINT AS THE BRIGADE COMMANDER HE ENDOWED WITH PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AND STERLING LEADERSHIP, LED THIS UNIT IN ATTAINING THE AFP S OBJECTIVES THROUGH HIS INNOVATIVE PLANNING AND STRICT IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS AND PROGRAMS. IN LINE WITH THE 7ID ISO PLAN 01-10 TRIAD (INTEL- OPNS-CMO) CONCEPT IS ADOPTED, WHICH IS THE PRIMARY TOOL IN PURSUING THE 7ID S ISO EFFORTS. BGEN MABANTA EMPHASIZED AND APPLIED THE DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN INTERNAL SECURITY OPERATIONS. HAND-OVER CONCEPT WHICH IS BASICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE STRATEGY OF HOLISTIC APPROACH AS CALLED FOR THE NATIONAL INTERNAL SECURITY PLAN (NISP) MODIFICATION AND ADJUSTMENT TO SUCH APPROACH WAS CONSIDERED
IN ORDER TO SUIT WITH THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT. HE ALSO ADOPT THE BAYANIHAN CONCEPT, CRAFTED REENGINEERED AND REINVIGORATED SOT FOR RED AND WHITE AREAS WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED BY OPCON UNITS IN THE CONDUCT OF CLEARING OPERATIONS. COL BENITEZ JR, EP OIC, 01 JUL 10-23 AUG 10 COL ERNESTO P BENITEZ JR INF (GSC) PA, DEPUTY COMMANDER FROM 16 NOV 2006 TO 30 JUN 2010 AND ACTED AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE IN THE ABSENCE OF BGEN MABANTA JR FROM 01 JUL 2010-23 AUG 2010. HE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN THE HIGHEST FORM OF STANDARD IN THE MILITARY ORGANIZATION, HE DIRECTED AND SUPERVISED THE BRIGADE STAFFS IN CARRYING OUT THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS AND FUNCTIONS WHICH YIELDED TO A SUCCESSFUL RESULT. ENSURES THAT THE BRIGADE ACTIVITIES ARE WELL PLANNED AND IRONED OUT PRIOR TO ITS IMPLEMENTATION. GENERALLY. DURING HIS STAY AS OIC OF THE BRIGADE, THE UNIT RECEIVED THE BEST INFANTRY BRIGADE CY 2010 STREAMER DURING THE CELEBRATION OF THE 22TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF THE 7TH INF DIV, PA LAST 11 AUGUST 2010. ON 23 AUGUST 2010, COL GREGORIO PIO P CATAPANG JR INF (GSC) PA WAS INSTALLED AS THE 13 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER OF 703RD INFANTRY (AGILA) BRIGADE, 7TH ID, PA. HE ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY AND CHALLENGES AS THE NEW BRIGADE COMMANDER RELIEVING COL ERNESTO P BENITEZ JR INF (GSC) PA AS THE OIC. BGEN CATAPANG JR, GP AFP 23 AUG 10-03 OCT 2012 HIS SENSE OF LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO DUTY WAS ONCE AGAIN TESTED WHEN THE BRIGADE ASSUME A NEW AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY COVERING WHOLE PROVINCES OF PAMPANGA, BATAAN, ZAMBALES, TARLAC, PANGASINAN, LA UNION, ILOCOS SUR AND ILOCOS NORTE. THE BRIGADE S EFFORT CENTERED ON THE IMPLEMENTENG THE AFP S NEW CAMPAIGN PLAN CALLED THE INTERNAL PEACE AND SECURITY PLAN BAYANIHAN WHICH AIMS TO HARNESS THE DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE INTERNAL PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT. BGEN CATAPANG ALSO LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN REFRAINING SOLDIERS TO COMMIT ABUSES TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF IPSP BAYANIHAN EMPHASIZING BAWAL ANG A-B-U-S-A-D-O NA SUNDALO WHICH STANDS FOR ALAK, BABAE, UTANG, SUGAL, AROGANTE, DROGA, AND OTHERS.
BGEN SABARRE, HG AFP 03 OCT 2012 12 JUL 2014 ON 03 OCT 12, COL HENRY G SABARRE INF (GSC) PA, DESIGNATED 14 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER OF 703RD INFANTRY (AGILA) BRIGADE, 7TH ID, PA FROM BGEN GREGORIO PIO P CATAPANG JR AFP DURING THE JOINT TURN-OVER OF COMMAND WHICH WE HELD AT HQS 7ID, PA, FT RAMON MAGSAYSAY, PALAYAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA. SAID ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTED OF TURN-OVER OF COMMAND OF HQS 7ID, PA FROM MGEN ALAN R LUGA AFP, OUTGOING DIVISION COMMANDER TO BGEN GREGORIO PIO P CATAPANG JR AFP, THE NEWLY COMMANDER, 7 TH INFDIV, PA. ONCE AGAIN, THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF 703 RD ARMY TEAM THRU THE LEADERSHIP OF COL HENRY G SABARRE REGARD AS BEING THE BEST INFANTRY BRIGADE OF THE 7 TH INFANTRY (KAUGNAY) DIVISION, PHILIPPINE ARMY CY 2012 DURING THE CONDUCT OF HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE ARMY ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FIELDS UNITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012 FROM 01 JANUARY 2012 TO 31 DECEMBER 2012 BY WHICH THE BRIGADE THEN COVERS THE PROVINCES OF ILOCOS NORTE, ILOCOS SUR, LA UNION, PANGASINAN (EXCEPT MUNICIPALITIES OF 6 TH DISTRICT) OF REGION 1 AND THE PROVINCES OF TARLAC, ZAMBALES, BATAAN AND PAMPANGA OF REGION 3 COMPOSED OF 13 CITIES, 165 MUNICIPALITIES, 4,501 BARANGAYS WITH AN AGGREGATE AREA OF 17, 646 SQUARE KILOMETERS AND AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 8.2 MILLION. ON 17 JUNE 13, 56 TH INF BN, 7ID, PA RELEIVED AS OPCON TO 703 RD INF BDE, 7ID, PA AND TRANSFERRED TO AURORA PROVINCE AND REPLACED THE 48 TH INF BN, 7ID, PA AT BRGY CALABUANAN, SAN LUIS, AURORA. THEN, 48 TH IB NEWLY OPCON TO 703 BDE AND BASE AT BRGY LICO, SAN RAFAEL, BULACAN. FOR THE FAST ONE (1) YEAR AND NINE (9) MONTHS, BGEN SABARRE RELINGQUEST THE COMMAND OF PROUD AGILA BRIGADE TO COL FELIMON T SANTOS JR INF (GSC) PA AS 15 TH BRIGADE COMMANDER DURING THE TURN-OVER OF COMMAND LAST 12 JULY 2014 HELD AT BRIGADE HQS, BRGY SAN JUAN BAÑO, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA. COL SANTOS JR, FT 12 JUL 2014 TO DATE AFTER ALMOST EIGHT (8) YEARS AND NINE (9) MONTHS OF STAY AT BRGY SAN JUAN BAÑO, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA THE BRIGADE WAS TRANSFERRED AGAIN AT BRGY CALAANAN, BONGABON, NUEVA ECIJA LAST 29 July 2014 AND ASSUMED NEW AREA OF RESPONSIBILITIES IN MUNICIPALITIES OF DINAPIGUE, ISABELA; UMIRAY, QUEZON AND THE PROVINCES OF QUIRINO, NUEVA VISCAYA, BULACAN AND NUEVA ECIJA.
AT PRESENT THE 703RD INFANTRY (AGILA) BRIGADE CONTINUE TO RENDER SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE FOR PEACE AND PROGRESS OF THE COUNTRY. THE PERSONNEL OF 703RD INF BDE REMAINS UNITED TO SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC. LEADERS COME AND GO, LEAVING THEIR DISTINCT LEGACIES AND TANGIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WILL ENSHRINE IN THE UNIT HISTORY. THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BRIGADE SHALL CARRY ON THE COLORFUL HISTORY OF OUR BELOVED BRIGADE. AND ON OUR ANNIVERSARY DAY 703 rd @ 26 WE SHALL RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR PEOPLE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THEIR KAAGAPAY SA KAPAYAPAAN AT KAUNLARAN TUNGO SA MATATAG NA REPUBLIKA MABUHAY ANG 703RD INFANTRY BRIGADE, MABUHAY ANG PHILIPPINE ARMY!