Soldiers’ donate P7-M from allowances for fellow troops

From the Mindanao Times (Jan 16): Soldiers’ donate P7-M from allowances for fellow troops

More than P7 million were handed to the personnel of the 10th Infantry Division (ID) last Monday afternoon at its headquarters in Barangay Tuboran in Mawab, Compostela Valley as assistance for soldiers affected by typhoon “Pablo.” Lt. General Emmanuel Bautista, the commanding general of the Philippine Army, symbolically turned over a check to the 10th ID troops. Bautista also pinned Bronze Cross Medals to soldiers for their heroic acts during the search and rescue operations.

Lt. Col. Lyndon Paniza said that 359 of their personnel have benefitted from the financial assistance. Paniza told the TIMES in a telephone interview that more than 81,000 army personnel all over the country have donated their daily subsistence allowance of P90. The said amount has reached P7,294,950. Paniza then revealed that the families of the seven dead soldiers of the 66th Infantry Battalion, under the 10th ID, were given P50,000 each. While the families of the four other soldiers, who were reported missing during the search and rescue operation at Barangay Andap in New Bataan last Dececember were also given P40,000 each.

He said they have also distributed P40,000 for soldiers whose houses were totally damaged and P20,000 for those with partially damaged houses. According to Paniza, the rest of the money will be divided among the troops which means each soldier will receive about P6,000.

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