NO MORE LANDMINES. President Rodrigo Duterte appeals to the Communist Party of the Philippines to stop using landmines in the public wake of four soldiers who died in an encounter with the 8th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army in Monkayo Town, Compostela Valley, during his visit on Sunday, August 7. The four soldiers are currently laid at state in Naval Station Felix Apolinario, Panacan, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
DAVAO CITY — Around 1:00 am Sunday, August 7, President Rodrigo Duterte visits the wake of four soldiers killed in a series of offensives by the New People’s Army in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Province. The soldiers were laid at rest inside Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City.
CONDOLENCES. President Rodrigo Duterte condoles with the families of the four soldiers who were killed in a series of offensives by the 8th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army in Monkayo Town, Compostela Valley. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
KILLED IN ACTION. Soldiers look on at the corpse of Pfc. Rolen Roy C. Sarmiento, one of the soldiers who died in a series of offensives by the 8th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army in Monkayo Town, Compostela Valley. Sarmiento, along with three others are currently laid at state at Camp Apolinario, in Panacan, Davao City.
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HONOR GUARDS. Soldiers stand as honor guards to the coffins of four soldiers who died in a series of offensives by the 8th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army in Monkayo Town, Compostela Valley.The four soldiers are currently laid at state in Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
ASSURANCE. After baring yet another list that included mayors, vice mayors, policemen, and soldiers who are allegedly linked to illegal drugs trade in the country, President Rodrigo Duterte promises that not one member of the police or armed forces who are carrying out their duties will be put in jail during his term. Duterte reiterated his pronouncement during his visit at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario (NSFA) in Panacan, Davao City at around 1:00 am Sunday, August 7, 2016 (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
WAITING. Both members of the media and soldiers wait for the arrival of President Rodrigo Duterte at the public wake of the four slain soldiers at Camp Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City late Saturday night, August 6. The soldiers were killed in an encounter with the 8th Pulang Bagani Company of the New People’s Army in Monkayo Town, Compostela Valley, Friday morning, August 5. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)
