No roads, no shortcuts: PH Army soldiers trek 25 km carrying school chairs to remote Davao del Norte villages

No roads, no shortcuts: PH Army soldiers trek 25 km carrying school chairs to remote Davao del Norte villages

With no concrete roads leading to some Indigenous communities in Talaingod, Davao del Norte, soldiers of the Philippine Army's 60th Infantry Battalion (60IB) carried school armchairs, food packs, school supplies, farm inputs, and construction materials on their backs as they trekked more than 25 kilometers through mountains, forests, rivers, and muddy trails to deliver government services.The five-day mission from July 11 to 15 brought the troop…