CATBALOGAN CITY -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (PRRD) visited the 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army in Camp Lukban, Catbalogan City on June 19, 2019.
He visited the soldiers from the 46th Infantry Battalion, 20th Infantry Battalion, and 63rd Infantry (INNOVATOR) Battalion recuperating from different encounters at the Heroes Ward at Camp Lukban Station Hospital and awarded them Wounded Personnel Medal.
Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte condoles with the grieving wife of a fallen soldier ambushed in Calbiga, Samar. (8th D pic)
On the other hand, the President posthumously promoted five fallen soldiers who bravely paid the ultimate sacrifice during an ambush by communist terrorists last April.
PRRD likewise turned over 2,701 Glock pistols and 200 .45 caliber pistols to the Stormtroopers in fulfillment of his promise to give Filipino soldiers handguns.
In his message, the President said, “I salute our brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during an ambush by the communist terrorists last April. Their sacrifice for our country will never be forgotten and their needs, including those of their families will be taken care of.”
In April, six soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in a firefight between the army and communist rebels in Barangay Beri, some 13 kilometers away Calbiga’s town proper. (NBQ/GMT/PIA 8 Samar)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1023695
On the other hand, the President posthumously promoted five fallen soldiers who bravely paid the ultimate sacrifice during an ambush by communist terrorists last April.
PRRD likewise turned over 2,701 Glock pistols and 200 .45 caliber pistols to the Stormtroopers in fulfillment of his promise to give Filipino soldiers handguns.
In his message, the President said, “I salute our brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during an ambush by the communist terrorists last April. Their sacrifice for our country will never be forgotten and their needs, including those of their families will be taken care of.”
In April, six soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in a firefight between the army and communist rebels in Barangay Beri, some 13 kilometers away Calbiga’s town proper. (NBQ/GMT/PIA 8 Samar)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1023695
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