NEW SCOUT RANGERS. 1001st Infantry Brigade Commander Brig. Gen. Jesus P. Durante III (left) pins the Tabak badge on a member of the Scout Ranger Course (SRC) Class 218-22 during the SRC graduation rite at Camp Pablo Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on Tuesday (Jan. 17, 2023). The Philippine Army on Wednesday (Jan. 18, 2023) said 164 troops have qualified as members of the Scout Rangers after completing a grueling 10-month training course. (Photo courtesy of the First Scout Ranger Regiment) MANILA - The Philippine Army (PA) announced that 164 troops have qualified as members of the elite Scout Rangers. "A total of 164 troops received the 'Tabak' badge during the Scout Ranger Course (SRC) graduation rites at Camp Pablo Tecson, San Miguel, Bulacan on Jan. 17, 2023," Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said in a statement Wednesday. Trinidad said the troops have completed the 10-month training course to become a member of the Army's prime counter-terrorism unit. 1001st