From the Sun Star-Bacolod (Mar 13, 2022): Soldiers in Isabela clash get medals (By ADRIAN P. NEMES III)
Major General Benedict Arevalo, Commander of the 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division leads the pinning of the medals to the two soldiers who led the operation in Isabela town last week that resulted in the death of a rebel leader and his comrade. (Army Photo)
TWO members of the 62nd “Unifier” Infantry Battalion (IB) received wounded personnel medals after they survived the gun battle with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Isabela town, Negros Occidental last week.
Third Infantry Division (Spearhead) commander Major General Benedict Arevalo and 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte led the awarding rites in the town on Friday, March 11.
Private First Class Mark Christian Brillo and Corporal Alisasis Rex Blanco were wounded after about 10 alleged NPA members fired at them while they were on their way to arrest terrorist group leader Virgilio Marco Tamban alias “Bedam" in Barangay Amin on March 9, 2022.
Tamban’s companion Benjack Rueles, 26, of Barangay Malasibog in Escalante City, was also killed in the encounter that lasted for three minutes.
Aside from them, 24 personnel from the Scout Platoon led by first Lieutenant Kim Hope Barquilla also received military merit medals.
Arevalo lauded the soldiers for a “job well done” as he expressed elation for their accomplishment.
He urged them to continue their hard work, bravery and efficiency, and reminded them that they are not doing this to become famous.
"But because it is their mission to secure peace and prosperity in their area of operations," he added.
For his part, Pasaporte recognized the efforts of members of the 62nd IB in central portion of Negros Island.
“Let us continue the efforts that you had exerted to push the rebels to lay down their arms and come back to government fold,” he said.
The military yesterday reported that the bodies of the slain suspected rebels were already claimed by their families.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1923535/bacolod/local-news/soldiers-in-isabela-clash-get-medals
TWO members of the 62nd “Unifier” Infantry Battalion (IB) received wounded personnel medals after they survived the gun battle with suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Isabela town, Negros Occidental last week.
Third Infantry Division (Spearhead) commander Major General Benedict Arevalo and 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte led the awarding rites in the town on Friday, March 11.
Private First Class Mark Christian Brillo and Corporal Alisasis Rex Blanco were wounded after about 10 alleged NPA members fired at them while they were on their way to arrest terrorist group leader Virgilio Marco Tamban alias “Bedam" in Barangay Amin on March 9, 2022.
Tamban’s companion Benjack Rueles, 26, of Barangay Malasibog in Escalante City, was also killed in the encounter that lasted for three minutes.
Aside from them, 24 personnel from the Scout Platoon led by first Lieutenant Kim Hope Barquilla also received military merit medals.
Arevalo lauded the soldiers for a “job well done” as he expressed elation for their accomplishment.
He urged them to continue their hard work, bravery and efficiency, and reminded them that they are not doing this to become famous.
"But because it is their mission to secure peace and prosperity in their area of operations," he added.
For his part, Pasaporte recognized the efforts of members of the 62nd IB in central portion of Negros Island.
“Let us continue the efforts that you had exerted to push the rebels to lay down their arms and come back to government fold,” he said.
The military yesterday reported that the bodies of the slain suspected rebels were already claimed by their families.
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1923535/bacolod/local-news/soldiers-in-isabela-clash-get-medals
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