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FILIPINO AWARDEES. Indonesia awards 52 Filipino Philippine military personnel and officials for the rescue of three Indonesian fishermen who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group in 2019 in a ceremony held in Makati on Wednesday (Aug. 8, 2022). Among the awardees are former Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana and former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff Gen. (Ret.) Cirilito Sobejana. (PNA photo) MANILA- The Indonesian government on Wednesday awarded 52 Filipino nationals for the rescue of three Indonesian fishermen who were kidnapped by the Abu Sayyaf Group in 2019. Former Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana and former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of Staff Gen. (Ret.) Cirilito Sobejana received the "Medali Perdamaian" or the Medal of Peace. Fifty members of the Western Mindanao Command who were directly involved in the rescue mission, meanwhile, were given the Medal of Dharma Defense. Indonesian Ambassador to the Philippines Agus Widjojo said Lorenzana and Sobeja