ent ▁Command ing ▁Officer . ▁ ▁MA J ▁Rog el io ▁G ▁Ros ete ▁took ▁command ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁political ▁problems ▁spread ing ▁in ▁the ▁entire ▁province ▁of ▁C ag ay an , ▁and ▁even ▁host ile ▁activities ▁of ▁Ult ra ▁Right ist ▁Group ▁and ▁the ▁Agu inal do ▁F ias co ▁in ▁T ug u eg ara o , ▁C ag ay an ▁was ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁assigned ▁Commander . ▁ ▁Despite ▁of ▁this ▁political ▁tur mo il , ▁the ▁unit ▁effectively ▁performed ▁its ▁assigned ▁task / mission ▁and ▁ab ly ▁reb ounded ▁back . ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁completed ▁its ▁movements ▁from ▁C ag ay an ▁Province ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁to ▁rel ieve - in - place ▁the ▁ 6 5 th ▁IB ▁in ▁I loc os ▁Sur ▁and ▁C ag ay an ▁Province . ▁It ▁covered ▁ 1 7 ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁I loc os ▁Sur ▁and ▁two ▁towns ▁of ▁I loc os ▁Norte . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁four ▁identified ▁CT ▁cam ps ▁and ▁temporary ▁bases ▁of ▁the ▁enemy ▁were ▁discovered , ▁attacked ▁and ▁neutral ized ▁by ▁the ▁unit ▁during ▁the ▁period . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁MA J ▁Ces ar ▁P ▁T ion g son ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁command ▁from ▁MA J ▁Ros ete ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁when ▁the ▁unit ▁was