The Philippine Army (PA) has extended appropriate assistance
to the family of the 23rd Infantry Battalion trooper killed during an encounter
with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Buenavista town, Agusan Del Norte on the
morning of June 9.
Col. Benjamin Hao, PA spokesperson, said the family of Pvt.
Plavin Jhon Ybañez will receive a special financial assistance which will be
computed based on the basic salary of the deceased; a funeral service support
amounting to Php80,000; Alay sa Kawal amounting to Php30,000; and house and lot
remuneration.
The family will also receive Php250,000 special financial
assistance from the Presidential Management Staff, Office of the President.
Ybañez was declared dead on arrival at the Butuan Doctors
Hospital 8:30 a.m. Thursday after receiving a gunshot wound in the stomach
after a firefight with NPA rebels in Barangay Rizal, Buenavista around 6 a.m.
Hao said the former's family is also entitled to another
Php50,000 if Ybañez is found to be a member of the Armed Forces and Police
Mutual Benefit Association (AFPMBAI), and another Php50,000 if a member of the
Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative.
Ybañez is from Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental.
Meanwhile, Pfc. Jerwin Mancognahan, who was also wounded in
the said encounter, is currently recuperating at Camp Evangelista
Station Hospital
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