TACLOBAN CITY–In yet another move to put an end to the insurgency problem in Eastern Visayas, the operations of the Leyte-based Army brigade were extended to include some parts of Samar Island. Brigadier Gen. Noel Vestuir, the commanding officer of the 802nd Infantry Battalion (IB), said their jurisdiction expanded to some parts of Samar and Eastern Samar provinces beginning June 1. 'It is only a new area, but there is no major adjustment in terms of what we want to achieve. The southern part of Samar and Eastern Samar provinces could already be considered generally peaceful,' he said on Saturday.

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