SIMPLE CEREMONY. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1st Infantry Division (ID) commander, awards the Wounded Personnel medals to three soldiers confined at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday (Oct. 4, 2021). The three were among eight soldiers hurt in an explosion near transmission towers in Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur last week. (Photo courtesy of the 1ID Public Affairs Office) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) on Monday awarded Wounded Personnel Medals (WPM) to three more soldiers hurt in an explosion near transmission towers in Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur last week. Maj. Gen. Generoso Ponio, 1ID commander, led the awarding of medals in a ceremony inside the Camp Major Cesar Sang-an Station Hospital in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. Ponio said the WPM recipients Sgt. Roy Malhin, PFC Elmar Miquiabas, and PFC Jeffrey Andrade, all of the Army's 55th Infantry Battalion, were honored for their utmost dedication
VALIANCE. Second Lt. Bryan Paul Calilung (left) receives a Wounded Personnel Medal from Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, the 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, at the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur on Oct. 3, 2021. Two other soldiers were also feted for their heroism after being injured in a September 28 blast in Barangay Tangcal in Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur. (Photo courtesy of 55IB) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Three soldiers of the 55th Infantry Battalion (55IB) have been awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal for their heroism as they secured National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) while conducting inspection in Buadiposo-Buntong, Lanao del Sur last week. Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo II, 103rd Infantry Brigade commander, bestowed Sunday the medals to 2Lt. Bryan Paul Calilung, Pfc. Aries Rico, and Pvt. Benjack de Guzman at the Amai Pakpak Medical Center (APMC) in Marawi City. The three were part of the eight-man security team who were wounded from a