Police Metro, AGOSTO 8, 2009, page 2
By: Joy Cantos, Danilo Garcia, Malou Escudero
Dahil sa pagganap ng mahalagang papel sa funeral
march ng labi ni daling Pangulong Cory Aquino, binigyan
kahapon ng parangal at cash incentives ng pamilya
Aquino ang apat na honor guards.
Pinangunahan ni dating Senador Butz Aquino,
kapatid ni dating Senador Ninoy Aquino ang pagbibigay
ng natatanging pagkilala a1 cash incentives nat
tig-P25.000 bawat isa kina P02 Danilo Maalab Jr. ng
PNP, Private First Class Amonio Cadiente, Airman I
I Second Class Gener Laguindam at Navy Petty Officer 3
Edgardo Rodriguez na mula naman sa AFP.
Sinabi ni Butz na mula ang naturang halaga sa
kanilang pamilya at sa mga negosyamc sa Makati
City dahil sa ipinakitang sakripisyo ng apat na honor
guards na tumayo ng mahigit kumulang na walong oras
mula sa Manila Cathedral sa Intramuros hanggang sa
Manila Memorial Park sa Paranaque City.
Inihayag namal1 ng apat na hanggang sa ngayon ay
hindi sila makapalliwala sa atensyong ibinibigay sa
kanila matapos tuparin ang kanilang tungkulin at
karangalan nilang maihatid sa huling hantungan ang
dating punong ehekutibo na kilalang 'icon ' ng demokrasya ng bansa.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Honor guards ..pinarangalan ng mga Aquino
Bandera, Saturday, August 8, 2009, Page 4
By: Inquirer
NAGBUNGA ang
sakripisyong ipinamalas
ng apat na
honor guard na
nagtiis ng mahigit
siyalll na oras sa
pagtayo sa tabi ng
labi ni dating Pangulong
Corazon
Aquino habang in ihahatid
ito sa huling
hantungan sa Manila
Memorial Park.
Kahapon ay
pinarangalan at
pinasalamatan ang
mga ita ng pamilya
Aquino at mga
negosyante sa Makati.
Mismong si dating
senador Butch
Aquino na siyang
kumatawan sa pamilya
Aquino ang
nagbigay ng pagpupugay
kina P02
Danilo Malab, Jr .•
Private First Class
Antonio Cadienle.
Airman 2nd Class Gener Laguindan at
Navy Petty Officer 3
Edgardo Rodriguez
sa ginanap na selebrasyon
kahapon.
Bukod sa parangal,
pinagkalooban
din ng pamilya
Aquino ang apat ng
tig-P25,OOO bilang
pabuya. Ayon sa
senador. ang pera ay
ambag mula sa pamilya
at sa mga
negosyante.
Samantala, sinabi
naman ni Eldon
Cruz, son-in-law ng
dating pangulo na
personal nilang
pasasalamatan ang
apat sa Agosto 21,
ang anibersaryo ng
kamatayan ni Ninoy
Aquino.
"The Aquino
family will thank
them personally and
honor them on the
21st," ani Cruz.
By: Inquirer
NAGBUNGA ang
sakripisyong ipinamalas
ng apat na
honor guard na
nagtiis ng mahigit
siyalll na oras sa
pagtayo sa tabi ng
labi ni dating Pangulong
Corazon
Aquino habang in ihahatid
ito sa huling
hantungan sa Manila
Memorial Park.
Kahapon ay
pinarangalan at
pinasalamatan ang
mga ita ng pamilya
Aquino at mga
negosyante sa Makati.
Mismong si dating
senador Butch
Aquino na siyang
kumatawan sa pamilya
Aquino ang
nagbigay ng pagpupugay
kina P02
Danilo Malab, Jr .•
Private First Class
Antonio Cadienle.
Airman 2nd Class Gener Laguindan at
Navy Petty Officer 3
Edgardo Rodriguez
sa ginanap na selebrasyon
kahapon.
Bukod sa parangal,
pinagkalooban
din ng pamilya
Aquino ang apat ng
tig-P25,OOO bilang
pabuya. Ayon sa
senador. ang pera ay
ambag mula sa pamilya
at sa mga
negosyante.
Samantala, sinabi
naman ni Eldon
Cruz, son-in-law ng
dating pangulo na
personal nilang
pasasalamatan ang
apat sa Agosto 21,
ang anibersaryo ng
kamatayan ni Ninoy
Aquino.
"The Aquino
family will thank
them personally and
honor them on the
21st," ani Cruz.
Honor guards hailed, rewarded
PEOPLE'S JOURNAL, Saturday, August 8,2009, 2 NEWS
By Alvin Murcia
THE Aquino family and the business community in Makati City
formally hailed and thanked the four honor guards that escorted
the coffin of President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino for nine hours
during the procession to the Manila Memorial Park three days
ago.
The Aquino family was represented by former senator Agapito
"Butch" Aquino during the formal recognition given to paz
Danilo Malab, Private First Class Antonio Cadiente, Airman Znd
Class Gener Laguindan and Navy Petty Officer 3 Edgardo
Rodriguez.
The recognition ceremonies were held at the Solid Mills Building
located on Dela Rosa Street, Makati City.
Aside from the recognition the four honor guards were given
P25,OOO each by Aquino as a form of reward for their exemplary
performance during the occasion.
The former senator said he and his businessmen friends including Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano put up the monetary reward.
Aquino relayed the heartfelt thanks of Sen. Benigno "Noynoy"
Aquino, his sister Kris and U,e other Aquino siblings for the perseverance
shown by U,e honor guards who stood motionless throughout
the long funeral procession unmindful of the rain and ignoring
their personal need and convenience.
Aquino said the exemplary performance of the four is worth emulating
and he hoped that it will be considered a trait so the public
will again give back their full respect to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines and Philippine National Police.
The four honor guards became instant celebrities with people taking
turns having their pictures taken beside them. Others praised
them and some were happy to just shake their hands.
Aquino said that they also wanted to fete the four honor guards
that stood beside the casket of Mrs. Aquino when it was transferred
from La Salle Greenhill to Manila Cathedral
The four stood atop the truck for five hours during the entire procession
last Monday.
By Alvin Murcia
THE Aquino family and the business community in Makati City
formally hailed and thanked the four honor guards that escorted
the coffin of President Corazon Cojuangco Aquino for nine hours
during the procession to the Manila Memorial Park three days
ago.
The Aquino family was represented by former senator Agapito
"Butch" Aquino during the formal recognition given to paz
Danilo Malab, Private First Class Antonio Cadiente, Airman Znd
Class Gener Laguindan and Navy Petty Officer 3 Edgardo
Rodriguez.
The recognition ceremonies were held at the Solid Mills Building
located on Dela Rosa Street, Makati City.
Aside from the recognition the four honor guards were given
P25,OOO each by Aquino as a form of reward for their exemplary
performance during the occasion.
The former senator said he and his businessmen friends including Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano put up the monetary reward.
Aquino relayed the heartfelt thanks of Sen. Benigno "Noynoy"
Aquino, his sister Kris and U,e other Aquino siblings for the perseverance
shown by U,e honor guards who stood motionless throughout
the long funeral procession unmindful of the rain and ignoring
their personal need and convenience.
Aquino said the exemplary performance of the four is worth emulating
and he hoped that it will be considered a trait so the public
will again give back their full respect to the Armed Forces of the
Philippines and Philippine National Police.
The four honor guards became instant celebrities with people taking
turns having their pictures taken beside them. Others praised
them and some were happy to just shake their hands.
Aquino said that they also wanted to fete the four honor guards
that stood beside the casket of Mrs. Aquino when it was transferred
from La Salle Greenhill to Manila Cathedral
The four stood atop the truck for five hours during the entire procession
last Monday.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
P25,OOO each for 4 honor guards
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, A1, SATURDAY. AUGUST 8, 2009
By Nina Catherine Calleja, Fe Zamora and Tarra Quismundo
THE FOUR HONOR GUARDS who received heaps of praise
and recognition as they stood immobile on a flatbed truck
carrying the casket of former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino
during her funeral procession received P25,O0O each
for "nine hours of honor and duty," raised. by grateful businessmen
and former senator Agapito "Butz" Aquino.
For almost nine hours, the four honor guards-Police Officer
1 Danilo Malab Jr., Petty Officer 3 Edgardo Rodriguez,
Airman 2nd Class Gener Laquindam and Private 1st Class Antonio Cadiente-
stayed motionless, without taking a break for
meals or going to the toilet, as the truck brought the casket of the former president through
a 23-kilometer route from the Manila Cathedral to
Manila Memorial Park in Paranaque Ciry.
"Many sacrificed, but we cannot reward them all," said
Butz, Aquino, younger brother of the former president's
husband, Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
"What they did seem ordinary to us. But try standing
up for hours on the truck without moving and you'd
see how difficult it was," he said.
Changing AFP image
By rewarding the guards, they were trying to change
the image of the military and police who implemented martial
law during Ninoy's time, Aquino added.
He said the suggestion of coming up with a reward came
from businessmen he met with every Wednesday. "The sentiments
were unanimous. Everybody wanted to say thank you," he said.
"We should keep the ball rolling," added Greg Garcia, a
businessman who accompanied Aquino during the turnover at a
Makati City restaurant yesterday.
He added that although praises and promotions were
psychic rewards, a bit of monetary help could mean a lot
for men in uniform who earn only around p11,aOO monthly.
Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano and Metro Manila police commander
Roberto Rosales were also around to congratulate the four.
Not 15 minutes of fame
"This is not about what your assignment is but how you do
it," Cayetano said. "What they did was not 15 minutes of fame
but nine hours of honor and duty."
The four have become instant celebrities, with people
swarming around them, shaking their hands and taking
photographs.
At Camp Crame's weekly forum yesterday, Malab attributed
his capacity to endure the nine-hour journey to "maximum
tolerance," a crowd control policy adopted by the military
and policy especially during mass demonstrations or rallies.
"People threw coins-one peso coins, 25 centavos at us,
often hitting me in the face. It hurt but I just practiced maximum
tolerance," Malab said.
"I was tired but I had to overcome the feeling because I was
representing the PNP uniform and badge," said the 25-yearold
Isabela native, who entered the service just a year ago. "I only
did my job."
Senior Insp. Jesus Manalo Jr., chief of the PNP Escort and
Honor Guard Service, said he chose Malab because of his
height (5'9"), his youth and physical fitness.
'The Escort and Honor Guard Service, a unit under
Camp Crame's Headquarters Support Service, began security
and honor preparations for Aquino in coordination
with the military and the Aquino family a week before
she passed on Aug. 1, he added.
20 female guards also honored
Malab and 20 female honor guards who took part in rites
to honor the late former president will also be recognized
Monday morning in Camp Crame, said PNP spokesperson
Senior Supt. Leonardo Espina.
The Aquino family will personally thank the four soldiers
on Aug. 21, the 26th anniversary of Ninoy's assassination,
according to a text message sent to INQUIRER yesterday by
Cory's son-in-law, Eldon Cruz.
They will also thank Private 1st Class Rico Seno, Airman
1st Class Sherwin del Rosario, Sgt. Carlo Tiongson,
EM3 Samuel Fuertes and SN1 Arturo Roadilla- the five soldiers who
stood guard by the former president's casket when it
was moved from La Salle Green Hills in San Juan City
to the Manila Cathedral on Aug. 3.
Aquino was buried beside her husband, Ninoy on the
site where the family gathers every Aug. 21 in a memorial
for the senator who was assassinated in 1983.
By Nina Catherine Calleja, Fe Zamora and Tarra Quismundo
THE FOUR HONOR GUARDS who received heaps of praise
and recognition as they stood immobile on a flatbed truck
carrying the casket of former President Corazon "Cory" Aquino
during her funeral procession received P25,O0O each
for "nine hours of honor and duty," raised. by grateful businessmen
and former senator Agapito "Butz" Aquino.
For almost nine hours, the four honor guards-Police Officer
1 Danilo Malab Jr., Petty Officer 3 Edgardo Rodriguez,
Airman 2nd Class Gener Laquindam and Private 1st Class Antonio Cadiente-
stayed motionless, without taking a break for
meals or going to the toilet, as the truck brought the casket of the former president through
a 23-kilometer route from the Manila Cathedral to
Manila Memorial Park in Paranaque Ciry.
"Many sacrificed, but we cannot reward them all," said
Butz, Aquino, younger brother of the former president's
husband, Sen. Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
"What they did seem ordinary to us. But try standing
up for hours on the truck without moving and you'd
see how difficult it was," he said.
Changing AFP image
By rewarding the guards, they were trying to change
the image of the military and police who implemented martial
law during Ninoy's time, Aquino added.
He said the suggestion of coming up with a reward came
from businessmen he met with every Wednesday. "The sentiments
were unanimous. Everybody wanted to say thank you," he said.
"We should keep the ball rolling," added Greg Garcia, a
businessman who accompanied Aquino during the turnover at a
Makati City restaurant yesterday.
He added that although praises and promotions were
psychic rewards, a bit of monetary help could mean a lot
for men in uniform who earn only around p11,aOO monthly.
Sen. Allan Peter Cayetano and Metro Manila police commander
Roberto Rosales were also around to congratulate the four.
Not 15 minutes of fame
"This is not about what your assignment is but how you do
it," Cayetano said. "What they did was not 15 minutes of fame
but nine hours of honor and duty."
The four have become instant celebrities, with people
swarming around them, shaking their hands and taking
photographs.
At Camp Crame's weekly forum yesterday, Malab attributed
his capacity to endure the nine-hour journey to "maximum
tolerance," a crowd control policy adopted by the military
and policy especially during mass demonstrations or rallies.
"People threw coins-one peso coins, 25 centavos at us,
often hitting me in the face. It hurt but I just practiced maximum
tolerance," Malab said.
"I was tired but I had to overcome the feeling because I was
representing the PNP uniform and badge," said the 25-yearold
Isabela native, who entered the service just a year ago. "I only
did my job."
Senior Insp. Jesus Manalo Jr., chief of the PNP Escort and
Honor Guard Service, said he chose Malab because of his
height (5'9"), his youth and physical fitness.
'The Escort and Honor Guard Service, a unit under
Camp Crame's Headquarters Support Service, began security
and honor preparations for Aquino in coordination
with the military and the Aquino family a week before
she passed on Aug. 1, he added.
20 female guards also honored
Malab and 20 female honor guards who took part in rites
to honor the late former president will also be recognized
Monday morning in Camp Crame, said PNP spokesperson
Senior Supt. Leonardo Espina.
The Aquino family will personally thank the four soldiers
on Aug. 21, the 26th anniversary of Ninoy's assassination,
according to a text message sent to INQUIRER yesterday by
Cory's son-in-law, Eldon Cruz.
They will also thank Private 1st Class Rico Seno, Airman
1st Class Sherwin del Rosario, Sgt. Carlo Tiongson,
EM3 Samuel Fuertes and SN1 Arturo Roadilla- the five soldiers who
stood guard by the former president's casket when it
was moved from La Salle Green Hills in San Juan City
to the Manila Cathedral on Aug. 3.
Aquino was buried beside her husband, Ninoy on the
site where the family gathers every Aug. 21 in a memorial
for the senator who was assassinated in 1983.
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