PAGADIAN CITY (Sept. 25, 2018) - Fourteen battle casualties of the
Joint Task Force Sulu were accorded with the Order of Lapu-lapu level of
Kampilan Medal by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during his visit in Sulu
yesterday, WesMinCom official said.
LTC Gerry
M. Besana, WesMinCom spokesperson disclosed that the said battle casualties are
among the seventeen who incurred shrapnel wounds after battling with more or
less one hundred fully armed Abu Sayyafs under senior leader Radullan Sahiron
and sub leaders Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan and Idang Susukan at 1:30pm of September
14, 2018 in Barangay Bakong, Patikul, Sulu.
Besana said
that the said encounter also resulted to seven ASG members killed and wounding
of six others including ASGSL Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan.
LTC Besana
identified the awardees as:
Second
Lieutenant Manny Lonzanida,
Corporal
Rogen Baguio,
Corporal
Ruel Martinez,
Private
First Class Bryan Esmalana,
Private
First Class Jinker Rey Meneses,
Private
First Class Richard Corpin,
Private
First Class Richard Bagalay,
Private
First Class Marjon Fernandez,
Private
First Class Reynan Cale,
Private
First Class Johary Gempeso,
Private
First Class Romil Buno,
Private
First Class Jayson Andulana,
Private
First Class Jessie Steve Polinar, and
Private
First Class Merphy Raffy Elaydo were conferred at the Camp Teodulfo Bautista
Station Hospital, Jolo, Sulu.
Besana
added that Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, General Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.,
Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Lieutenant General Arnel
B. Dela Vega, Commander, Western Mindanao Command and other officers,
accompanied President Duterte.
Besana also
identified the other two battle casualties namely:
Private
First Class Jayson Cervantes and
PO1
Richard Faryao, who were evacuated to the Camp Navarro General, Zamboanga City,
were accorded with the Wounded Personnel Medal by none other than WestMinCom
Chief Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega earlier today while Private First
Class Ricky Cuñado was transferred to V-Luna Hospital, Quezon City for further
medical attention. (By JONG CADION)
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