President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Wounded Personnel Medals to seven (7) wounded-in-action (WIA) soldiers, namely Pfc. Marquin Variacion, Pfc. Vincent Niño Lopez, Pvt. Regie Joy Duyan, Pvt. Ramon Balibagon, Jr., Sgt. Joshua Delawan, Pfc. Jenesses Andam, and 2Lt. Daniel De Guzman, at the Camp. BGen. Edilberto Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City on March 3, 2017.
The soldiers, who came from three different troops, were wounded after having separate encounters with the New People’s Army (NPA).