The military official who led a joint intelligence operation against the suspects in the bombing at a Davao night market in September was one of the 18 awardees during the 81st anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday afternoon.
President Rodrigo Duterte, together with former Presidents Fidel Ramos and, incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, handed the awards.
Maj. Dennis G. Guillermo was given an Outstanding Achievement Medal for services rendered as Project Officer of the joint intelligence operation that resulted in the successful neutralization of three members of Maute and Tokboy Groups responsible in the Davao City Market bombing.
The operation led to the recovery of high-powered firearms and raw materials for making improvised explosive devices.
Arrested in October were suspects TJ Tagadaya Macabalang, the alleged triggerman who made the phone call that detonated the improvised explosive device; Wendel Apostol Facturan, alleged bomb courier who sat on the chair, put the backpack containing the IED in the market and Musali Mustapha, who took a phone video of the incident.
Meanwhile, the other awards given by the AFP were:
- Outstanding Achievement Medal: Ret. Col. Nestor Bautista — For service rendered as host to the Philippine-Australia Defense Cooperation Program scholars that comprised 535 officers, enlisted personnel, cadets and civilian employees; they underwent the Australian Familiarization Course at Royal Australian Air Force Base in Laverton from March 28, 2005 to March 19, 2016;
- Distinguished Conduct Star: Lt. JG Reginald Balidoc — For acts of courage in the face of an armed enemy during an encounter against more or less 50 foreign and local terrorist organization members under Omarkhayam and Abdullah Maute at the Ragayan, Butig, Lanao Del Sur;
- Gold Cross Medal: 1Lt. Jay Maravilla — For gallantry shown during an encounter against more or less 100 fully armed Abu Sayyaf Group involved in several high-profile kidnappings at Sitio Makaita, Brgy. Bungkaong, Patikul, Sulu;
- Gold Cross Medal: Cpl. Felipe Barbadillo — For gallantry shown as the Lead Sniper of Special Operations Platoon of Marine Battalion Landing Team 6; the group was tasked to neutralize the armed group of Jaafar Sabiwang Maguid, a local terrorist believed to be linked with the foreign terrorist group ISIS at Sinapingan, Brgy. Butril, Palimbang, Sultan Kudara;
- Gawad sa Kaunlaran: Maj. Eduardo Sia-Ed — For the successful conduct of Community Relations activities and other forms of humanitarian support for the people of Itbayat Island, Batanes Province;
- Bronze Cross Medal: Maj. Mark Lester Gannaban — For acts of heroism as pilot of UH-ID 8364 aircraft deployed at Old Airport, Sasa, Davao City; he performed Aerial Forest Fire Fight, medical evacuation, aerial survey and resupply missions during the Mr. Apo Forest Fire incident on March 28 to April 11, 2016;
- Bronze Cross Medal: TSg. Ritche Navales — For risking his life as a member of the Joint Special Operations Unit 2, AFP Joint Special Operations Group during the Unit’s deployment for a major military combat operations against Maute terrorist group in Butig, Lanao Del Sur;
- Kagitingan sa Barangay (Maginoo): CAA Sandy P. Sentelices — For courage shown during successive encounters in Camarines Sur, inflicting heavy casualties to the enemy and helping in the recovery of war materials;
- AFP Enlisted Personnel of the Year: TSg Adriano Reginales Jr. — For possessing the good characteristics of an Enlisted Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines;
- AFP Model Civilian Supervisor of the Year: Marvinea Fernandez, GHQ-AFPMC — For outstanding performance as Civilian Supervisor of the AFP;
- AFP Model Civilian Employee of the Year: Virginia De Luna, PA — For outstanding performance of duties as Civilian Employee of the AFP;
- AFP ROTC Male Cadet of the Year: Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Emmanuel Quibal, 1CL — For outstanding performance of duties as Corps Commander, 267th Naval Reserve Officer’s Training Corps Unit, De La Salle University–Dasmariñas, Cavite;
- AFP ROTC Female Cadete of the Year: Cadet Colonel Ivy A. Baring, 1CL — For outstanding performance of duties as Corps Commander of the Air Force ROTC Unit of Philippine State College of Aeronautics, Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga;
- AFP Bayanihan Award: Erlinda Quiato, head, Municipal Social Welfare and Development, Bataraza, Palawan — For the successful implementation of the AFP’s IPSP “Bayanihan” as a civilian stakeholder and head of MSWD Bataraza, Palawan;
- AFP Bayanihan Award: Psalm 1 Victory Foundation, Angeles, Pampanga — For service rendered in various civil affairs activities of the AFP;
- AFP Bayanihan Award: Ariel Hernandez, chairman, 4ID Multi-Sector Advisory Board — For being an active partner in community-related services in Mindanao;
- AFP Bayanihan Award: Team Go Share — For promoting peace and development, including addressing of health problems in communities of Northern Luzon, and for local fishermen on the safety of life at sea.
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