President Rodrigo Roa Duterte salutes each of the troops from the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 2nd Infantry Division based in Tanay, Rizal, as they prepare to leave Laguindingan Airport in Misamis Oriental for Manila on October 20, 2017.

The 1IB was among the first deployed to Marawi City when the battle against terrorists broke out on May 23.

Ace Morandante / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO