ZAMBOANGA CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte awarded medals to
12 soldiers who were wounded in a clash against the Abu Sayyaf bandits last
week in Sulu.
The Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) said in a statement Saturday
that two of the 12 soldier-awardees of the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) are
officers and the rest are enlisted personnel.
The awarding ceremony was held Saturday afternoon at the headquarters
of Joint Task Force Sulu in Camp Teodulfo Bautista, Barangay Busbus in Jolo,
Sulu.
The officer-awardees are 1Lt. Niño John Paner and 1Lt. Ian Solatre.
The enlisted personnel-awardees are the following: Cpl. Alan Bartolome;
Cpl. Jeric Ghil Villaruz; PFC Reynan Maristela; PFC Vergel Bali; PFC Rhenievon
Saliw-an; PFC Jaifiryll Tamayao; PFC Polard Banggawan; PFC Jeremy Ganagan; PFC
Tonie Mar Talatayud; and, Pvt. John Paul Annang.
All the awardees belong to the Army’s 21st Infantry Battalion. They
were wounded in a clash against the Abu Sayyaf bandits under sub-leader Almujer
Yaddah last July 8 in Barangay Buhanginan, Patikul Sulu.
The clash, which lasted for one hour, also resulted to the death of
four Abu Sayyaf bandits. The troops were on a rescue mission when the clash
occurred.
The President, in his visit to the troops on Saturday in Sulu, was
accompanied by Defense Sec Delfin Lorenzana; Armed Force Chief-of-Staff Gen.
Eduardo Ano; and, Philippine Army chief Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda. (Teofilo P.
Garcia Jr./PNA)
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