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AFP named as Metrobank Foundation's 'PEACE' awardee

Published Mar 1, 2024 06:02 am
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General Romeo Brawner Jr. (fourth from right), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, receives the 4th Metrobank Foundation Award for Partner in Empowerment, Advocacy, and Commitment to Excellence (PEACE) given by the Metrobank Foundation Inc. to the AFP during its 45th founding anniversary in Taguig City on February 29, 2024. (Photo from AFP).

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was one of the five government agencies that received the 4th Metrobank Foundation Award for Partner in Empowerment, Advocacy, and Commitment to Excellence (PEACE) during the 45th founding anniversary of the Metrobank Foundation Inc., (MBFI) in Taguig City on Thursday, February 29.

AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr., who also became a recipient of the Metrobank Foundation's formerly Ten Outstanding Philippine Soldiers (now The Outstanding Philippine Soldiers or TOPS) in 2013, received the award which recognized the AFP's collaborative efforts with MBFI.

"The citation shows the AFP's commitment to excellence and service, as well as its dedication to nation-building with its partners and stakeholders," Col. Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office, said on Friday, March 1.

The PEACE award is being given by the Metrobank Foundation to institutions from the academe, business, non-government and socio-civic organizations, national government agencies, media, and diplomatic missions every five years to recognize its partners that have exhibited "strong working relationships with MBFI in the mission of enriching the lives of the most vulnerable and underserved sectors in Philippine society. "

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The Kapit-Bisig trophy is given to PEACE honorees. (Photo courtesy of Metrobank Foundation Inc.)

The honorees are given the "Kapit-Bisig" trophy, created by Architect Jonathan Dangue, a 2011 Metrobank Art & Design Excellence (MADE) awardee. It is inspired by the age-old spirit of bayanihan featuring a community of stakeholders and institutional partners working in the spirit of cooperative effort to achieve a common goal.

Aside from the AFP, other national government agencies that were honored include the Department of Education (DepEd), Philippine National Police (PNP), Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), and Philippine Postal Corporation.

Twenty-five institutions were also given the same recognition by the Metrobank Foundation from various sectors including non-government and socio-civic organizations, academe, business, media. The Metrobank Foundation also cited their special intervention / COVID-19 intervention partners with the same award.

Meanwhile, an active and a retired AFP personnel also received the Award for Continued Excellence and Service for their "continued performance of duties with excellence and positive contribution to their respective institutions."

They are 2016 TOPS honoree Marine Col. Wilfredo Manalang and 1999 TOPS honoree Brig. Gen. Pedro Ramon L. Sinajon Jr. (Ret.).

Manalang is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Star, the third highest military award of the AFP, as well as other notable commendations and accolades across his career.

He has held key leadership positions concerning counterterrorism and military diplomatic affairs under the AFP’s Intelligence Service and served as the Philippine Defense and Armed Forces Attaché (PhilDAFA) to Pakistan for three years.

At present, he serves as the deputy brigade commander of the Philippine Marine Corps' (PMC) 3rd Marine Brigade  based in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

On the other hand, Sinajon has had a stellar military career, holding key positions and assignments both in the field and with the top brass of the AFP. He was a four-time recipient of the Distinguished Service Star and the Gold Cross Medal.

Beyond retirement, he has dedicated his time and efforts through leadership roles with the Veterans Federation of the Philippines, as well as serving as the Chairman for the Administration and Logistics Committee of the Veterans Confederation of ASEAN Countries (VECONAC) Working Committee.

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