"Ang idea ni Presidente is magpadala tayo dun just in case na kailangan ng mga tao natin ng proteksyon (The idea of the President is to sent troops there just in case our people will need protection). The two battalions will not be there to engage in combat to anybody but to facilitate or help assist in the repatriation of the OFWs, especially in Iraq," Lorenzana said in an interview with reporters shortly after the Department of National Defense (DND) - Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) New Year's Call in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
