▁super vision ▁of ▁H PA ▁as ▁strike / re action ▁force ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Man ila ▁Area , ▁commanded ▁then ▁by ▁L TC ▁Rest ituto ▁C ▁Pad illa . ▁ ▁The ▁unit ▁got ▁its ▁name ▁“ 1 7 IB ” ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁formerly ▁activ ated ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁General ▁Or ders ▁Number ▁ 1 7 3 , ▁G H Q , ▁AF P ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁H PA . ▁ ▁All ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁of ▁ 6 IB ▁( Pro vis ional ) ▁remained ▁int act ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁activ ated ▁ 1 7 IB . ▁ ▁The ▁bur den ▁of ▁organization , ▁orientation , ▁equip age ▁and ▁deployment ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁then ▁L TC ▁Ed on ▁Y ▁Y ap . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁pain ▁in ▁comple ting ▁the ▁batt alion ▁equipment ▁and ▁u pl ift ed ▁capabilities ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁field ed ▁in ▁Central ▁Lu zon . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁almost ▁one ▁year ▁gain ing ▁substantial ▁and ▁impress ive ▁success ▁in ▁its ▁pac ification ▁campaign ▁in ▁Central ▁Lu zon ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁be ▁shift ed ▁to ▁Southern ▁Philippines ▁specifically ▁in ▁L ana o ▁where ▁Charlie ▁Company ▁was ▁air l ift ed ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion ▁as ▁advance ▁group ▁but ▁was ▁re called ▁back ▁after ▁two ▁months ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sudden ▁change ▁of ▁tact ical ▁events ▁and ▁consideration . ▁ <0x09> ▁When ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁ 1 7 IB ▁was ▁passed ▁to