Award Rites for Battle Casualties Held at 4ID, PA

Mrs. Angelina Miranda, mother of the late Pfc Tito Miranda, received her checkwoth Php 250,000.00 from Sec. Arturo B. Carillo and BGEN Mario F Chan AFP during the recognition and awarding of financial assistance to battle casualties of theAFP held at 4ID Gymnasium, Camp Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City.

Those who fight and offer their lives for their countrymen deserve not only the honors worthy of their sacrifices but also the support that they and their loved ones need. This is the message behind the awarding and recognition of AFP battle casualties as mandated and pursued by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs.

At least six (6) officers, 34 enlisted personnel, and 2 CAFGUs from the different units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Mindanao were given due recognition and awarded with financial assistance and scholarship certificates. Beneficiaries of those soldiers who were killed in action received Php 250,000.00 and Php 100,000.00 respectively. The amount depends on whether the death occured before or after the death benefit was increased by President GMA from 100 to 250 Thousand. Those with major injuries received Php 100,000.00 each, while those with minor injuries received Php 20,000 and Php50,000 each.

The Recognition and Awarding Ceremony was made more symbolic with the presence of Sec. Arturo B. Carillo, the Presidential Adviser on Military Affairs, who came to represent President GMA. BGEN MARIO F CHAN AFP, Commander of the 4th Infantry Division, ably assisted Sec. Carillo in the distribution of the financial assistance and certifcates to the beneficiaries.