Army fetes honest sergeant

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 1): Army fetes honest sergeant

The Philippine Army (PA) on Saturday said it will honor to Sgt. Raffy M. Braga, the honest soldier, who returned two checks amounting to P350,000 he found while driving at McKinley Hill, near Emperador Stadium, Taguig City Wednesday afternoon.

Lt. Col. Noel Detoyato, Army spokesperson, said the presentation will take place 7 a.m. Monday flag-raising ceremony at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

He added the PA decided to fete Braga for his exceptional honesty which gave credit to the service.

The Plaque of Appreciation is signed by Army commander Major Gen. Hernando DCA Iriberri.

Also present in Monday's event are civilian groups who will give the honest sergeant some small tokens.

Braga, 38, is assigned at the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil Military Operations, OG7.

The former was returning to Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City after an official errand when two pieces of paper, with a check attached on it, flew across his service vehicle.

And when the former stopped to investigate, he found two Landbank of the Philippines checks, one of which amounted to P182,702.73, and the other P165, 506.06, both payable to the order of Manila Water Company.

Detoyato said Braga immediately reported the matter to his superiors who then coordinated with Landbank for the return of the checks to its owner.

A certain Kiko Loresco of Manila Water recovered the check at Braga's office.

Loresco expressed his gratitude, and thanked Braga for his honesty.

Braga is from Valencia, Bukidnon. He has been serving the Army for 17 years now. He is married and has two sons.

Detoyato said that the PA commends Braga for his honesty, and for exemplifying integrity and professionalism.

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