Zamboanga del Sur, March 17 -- The Philippine Army's 106th Infantry Battalion (106IB) based in Imelda town, Zamboanga Sibugay, is offering Iftar, the evening meals taken by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan, to 30 mosques in the province.

In an interview Sunday, 106th IB commander Lt.Col. Anshary Pumbaya said the kick-off ceremony of the Iftar offerings started on March 12 in a local mosque in Poblacion village, Malangas town, serving around a hundred Muslim faithful.

Pumbaya said 29 other mosques within the province will be offered with Iftar during the entire month of Ramadan.

He said this is the unit's efforts to keep good relations, long-lasting peace and development in the area of its operations.

"Providing simple food during I...