COTABATO CITY, July 15 -- The military distributed more than PHP500,000 in calamity cash assistance on Tuesday to 30 soldiers under the 601st Infantry Brigade (601Bde) who were affected by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck southern Mindanao on June 8.

The distribution was led by Brig. Gen. Edgar L. Catu, the commander of the 601Bde, and was made possible through voluntary contributions from the Unifier Foundation of the 601Bde, the 90th Infantry Battalion (IB), the 1st Mechanized IB, the 34th IB, and the 38th IB.

"We should be the ones extending help rather than being the ones receiving it," Catu said as he thanked the troops who contributed to support their fellow soldiers during a simple ceremony held at the 601Bde headquarter...