1503rd Community Defense Center,15th RCDG, RCPA

13/08/2026

🩸 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐔𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐄 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐑! 🩸

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟑𝐂𝐃𝐂) 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐌, 𝐏𝐀-𝐖𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐌, 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲.

📍 𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒:
🏛️ 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐬, 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
🏛️ 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐩𝐚, 𝐁𝐫𝐠𝐲. 𝟔, 𝐃𝐚𝐩𝐚, 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞

📅 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

🎯 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄:
“𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐍𝐘𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐆 𝐍𝐀 𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐆-𝐁𝐔𝐎 𝐍𝐆 𝐋𝐀𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐋”

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐂 𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

❤️ 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬.
𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝.

𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞:
📩 𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐂𝐃𝐆, 𝐑𝐂𝐏𝐀

𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝. 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.

#𝟏𝟓𝟎𝟑𝐂𝐃𝐂 #𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡𝐑𝐂𝐃𝐆 #𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀 #𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝟒𝟑𝐫𝐝𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 #𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 #𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐂 #𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 #𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐨𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞

12/08/2026

🏃‍♂️🇵🇭 TAKBO PARA SA BAYAN!
Lace up, Reservists! 💪🇵🇭

Let’s run together, stay active, build camaraderie, and show our commitment to serve our community and our country.

Every step counts. Every kilometer represents discipline, unity, and service.

See you at the 47th National Reservist Week Fun Run! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Registration is until 31 August 2026.

TAKBO PARA SA BAYAN — LAANG KAWAL NA HANDA, BAYAN AY ALAGA! 🇵🇭

11/08/2026

1503CDC Pays Courtesy Call to DPWH Caraga Regional Office

August 11, 2026 | Butuan City — Personnel of the 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, together with Sgt Bonifacio Cebuala (Inf) PA, Training NCO, and Cpl Kenneth Jumamil (Inf) PA, paid a courtesy call to Hon. Sabeniano D. Caliao Jr., OIC, Regional Director of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office XIII.

The courtesy visit was conducted to express the 1503CDC's sincere appreciation to DPWH Caraga for its invaluable support in the implementation of the construction of two buildings at Headquarters 1503CDC, Brgy. Magpayang, Mainit, Surigao del Norte, funded through the TIKAS Project.

The 1503CDC extends its gratitude to DPWH Caraga for its continued partnership and support in strengthening the facilities and capabilities of the Philippine Army's Community Defense Program in the Caraga Region.

Serbisyong Tapat, Para sa Bayan! 🇵🇭

03/08/2026

1503CDC Commemorates the 77th International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Commemoration

03 August 2026 | Mainit, Surigao del Norte – Personnel of the 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, together with the reservist personnel of the 1503rd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (1503RRIBn) and the ROTC Cadets of Surigao del Norte State University (SNSU)–Mainit Campus, participated in the Flag Raising Ceremony in observance of the 77th International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Commemoration held at Headquarters 1503CDC, Brgy. Magpayang, Mainit, Surigao del Norte.

As part of the ceremony, the participants solemnly recited the Revised International Humanitarian Law Pledge, reaffirming their commitment to uphold and promote the principles of humanity, protect human dignity during armed conflict, and respect International Humanitarian Law. LTC Bayon also delivered the message of GEN ANTONIO G NAFARRETE PA, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, emphasizing the AFP's steadfast commitment to the promotion, observance, and application of International Humanitarian Law in the performance of its constitutional mandate.

This activity highlights the continued dedication of 1503CDC in fostering discipline, professionalism, and respect for human rights and the rule of law among its personnel, reservists, and ROTC cadets.

26/07/2026

1503CDC Hosts Quarterly Mustering of 1503RRIBn; PHILHEALTH Conducts Yakap Program Information Drive

July 26, 2026 | Mainit, Surigao del Norte – The 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, successfully hosted the Quarterly Mustering of the 1503rd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (1503RRIBn) headed by LTC ROMEL C DE LA CRUZ PA (RES), Acting Battalion Commander.

The activity primarily focused on the accounting and updating of reservists' records, ensuring that personnel information remains accurate and current to support the effective administration and operational readiness of the battalion.

As part of the program, Ms. Zenda C. Camacho, Fiscal Controller of PHILHEALTH Surigao City, conducted an information drive on the Yakap Program, providing the officers and enlisted reservists with valuable updates on healthcare benefits, membership services, and programs available to them and their qualified dependents.

The activity underscores the commitment of the 1503CDC to maintaining a responsive and mission-ready reserve force while promoting the welfare of its personnel through continuous coordination with partner government agencies.

23/07/2026

1503CDC Participates in Municipal-Wide Clean-Up Drive and Canal Dredging

23 July 2026 | Alegria, Surigao del Norte – Personnel of the 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, together with the Advance ROTC Cadets and Cadettes of the Surigao del Norte State University (SNSU) Mainit Campus ROTC Unit, actively participated in the Municipal-Wide Clean-Up Drive and Canal Dredging conducted in the Municipality of Alegria.

The activity was spearheaded by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) of Alegria, under the leadership of Hon. Dominador G. Esma Jr., Municipal Mayor and Chairperson of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC).

Also present during the activity was Hon. Nicanor D. Ape, Barangay Captain of Barangay San Juan, Alegria, Surigao del Norte, together with members of the Barangay Council and community volunteers who joined hands in promoting environmental protection, flood prevention, and community resilience.

The activity underscores the importance of collaboration among the Local Government, the Philippine Army, ROTC cadets, Barangay Officials, and the community in advancing environmental stewardship, volunteerism, and disaster preparedness toward building a safer, cleaner, and more resilient Alegria.

21/07/2026

1503CDC Strengthens Partnership with Caraga Regional Hospital Through MOU Signing

21 July 2026 | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte – The 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, together with the personnel of the 1503rd Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (1503RRIBn) led by LTC ROMEL C DE LA CRUZ PA (RES), Acting Battalion Commander, and the 1506th Ready Reserve Infantry Battalion (1506RRIBn) led by MAJ RAMON M GOTINGA PA (RES), Acting Battalion Commander, formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Caraga Regional Hospital, represented by Dr. Cheryl A. Gotinga, MD, FPPS, Medical Center Chief II.

Also present during the signing ceremony were Atty. Clayton Edgar M. Delgado, CAO, CRA-HOPSS; Ms. Jacqueline A. Macalino, SWO IV, CRH-MSW; and Mr. Ronil Salmayor, Finance Officer, CRH. Their presence highlighted the shared commitment of both institutions to strengthening interagency collaboration and enhancing the delivery of quality public service.

The Memorandum of Understanding signifies a strengthened partnership between the 1503CDC and Caraga Regional Hospital in promoting cooperation in medical support, emergency response initiatives, disaster preparedness, and other community-based programs. This collaboration reflects the commitment of both institutions to advancing public service, enhancing community resilience, and ensuring the welfare of military personnel, reservists, and the communities they serve.

Through this partnership, the Philippine Army Reserve Force and Caraga Regional Hospital reaffirm their dedication to nation-building through collaborative public service and responsive healthcare initiatives.

14/07/2026

1503CDC Engages with Caraga Regional Hospital

14 July 2026 | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte – Personnel of the 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, together with MAJ JULIUS A ELLEZO (INF) PA, Deputy Director, paid a courtesy call to Dr. Cheryl A. Gotinga, MD, FFPS, Medical Center Chief II of Caraga Regional Hospital.

The meeting focused on the finalization and scheduling of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing between Caraga Regional Hospital and the 15th Regional Community Defense Group (15RCDG), RESCOM, Philippine Army, through the 1503CDC.

The proposed partnership aims to strengthen collaboration in providing quality healthcare services, medical support, and health-related programs for Reserve Force personnel, ROTC cadets, and other stakeholders. It also seeks to enhance cooperation in humanitarian assistance, disaster response, medical training, and other community-based initiatives that promote public service and nation-building.

This engagement underscores the commitment of 1503CDC to fostering strong institutional partnerships in support of its mission of developing a capable, responsive, and service-oriented Reserve Force.

12/07/2026

09/07/2026

⁨📷⁩ ⁨1503CDC Engages with DepEd Surigao del Norte on the ROTC Information Campaign

09 July 2026 | Surigao City, Surigao del Norte – Personnel of the 1503rd Community Defense Center (1503CDC), led by LTC RODEL C BAYON GSC (MI) PA, Director, accompanied by 1LT ELMER R HIPOLITO PA (RES), Company Commander, "C" Coy, 1503 RRIBN, conducted an advocacy meeting with Dr. Karen L. Galanida, CESO V, Schools Division Superintendent of the Department of Education (DepEd), Surigao del Norte, to discuss the proposed integration of the ROTC Information Campaign for graduating Senior High School students in Surigao City.

Also present during the meeting were Dr. Segundino A. Madjos Jr., Ed.D., CESO VI, Assistant Schools Division Superintendent, and Ms. Marienelle R. Recamara, PDO I, DepEd Surigao del Norte.

The discussion highlighted the importance of strengthening the partnership between the Philippine Army and the Department of Education in promoting awareness of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Program. The initiative aims to educate graduating Senior High School students on the value of ROTC in developing leadership, patriotism, discipline, and civic responsibility while encouraging them to become active contributors to nation-building.

The activity reaffirmed the shared commitment of the Philippine Army and the Department of Education to work together in implementing programs that empower the youth and cultivate responsible, disciplined, and service-oriented future leaders.








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