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16 troopers pinned Gold Cross medals
Sixteen soldiers were awarded the Gold Cross Medal for their role in an operation that led to the neutralization of a high-ranking New People's Army (NPA) leader.
Ten medalists belong to the 901st Brigade and six from the 401st Brigade.
The operation, conducted by the 30th Infantry Battalion under the 901st Infantry Brigade, resulted in the death of NPA leader Myrna Sularte, also known as Maria Malaya, in Butuan City.
Sularte was identified as the secretary of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee and a member of the CPP's political bureau.
LtGen. Luis Rex Bergante, commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command, awarded the medals.
Sularte faced numerous criminal charges, including rebellion, destructive arson, robbery, kidnapping, murder, and illegal detention.
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