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| The flag-draped coffins of Staff Sergeant Louie Cuarteros of Tuguegarao City and Staff Sergeant Manuelito Oria of Tabuk City, Kalinga both under the 21st Infantry Battalion assigned in Jolo, Sulu, arrive at the Tuguegarao City airport on Wednesday. (Photo from: The 17th Infantry Battalion, Phil. Army) |
[아시아뉴스통신=페이 기자] The remains of two government soldiers, who were among those who perished in the blasts in Jolo, Sulu on Monday, arrived in flag-draped caskets via a C-130 plane at the airport here on Wednesday morning.
Army Major Noriel Tayaban, 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, identified the two slain Army troops as Staff Sergeant Louie Cuarteros of Barangay Cataggaman Nuevo, this city, and Staff Sergeant Manuelito Oria of Tabuk City, Kalinga. Both were under the 21st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army assigned in Jolo, Sulu.
“Staff Sergeant Cuarteros and his comrades died giving their last breath in serving the people and securing the land. May their souls rest in peace," Tayaban said.
The fallen soldiers received arrival honors and were immediately brought to their respective family's houses here and in Tabuk City, he added. Carolyn Cuarteros, the wife of Louie, said she was shocked upon learning that her husband was one of those killed in the blasts. She said prior to the explosions, her husband called and told her to stock up on food as the community quarantine was still in effect.
