The remains of Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero, the deceased commander of the 1st Infantry Division who died Sunday after an apparent heart attack, arrived at the "Libingan ng Mga Bayani" in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Lucero's
body was ferried by a C-130 cargo aircraft from Pagadian City
"Brig.
Gen. Lucero's remains arrived at the 'Libingan ng Mga Bayani' around 10: 30
a.m.," Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Randolph Cabangbang said.
He
added full military honors were given to the former 1st Infantry Division
commander.
Prior
to this, the body of the deceased was placed at state at the "Tabak"
Chapel in Kuta Major Cesar L Sang-an, Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.
The
latter is the headquarters of the 1st Infantry Division, the unit the deceased
commanded before his death.
Lucero
has just finished diving off Tuluran
Beach
He
passed away at the Mendero Hospital in Pagadian City
The
deceased, a member of Philippine Military Academy "Matikas" Class of
1983, was appointed to head the 1st Infantry Division only last April 22.
He
headed the 1002nd Infantry Brigade before assuming command of the latter unit.
As
former battalion commander based in Basilan, Lucero led the assault against the
Abu Sayyaf in May 2001 for kidnapping more than 20 Filipino and foreign
tourists from Dos Palmas in Palawan .
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