Rebaldo receives award anew, from AFP this time

Kalibo, Aklan – “Please don’t be alarmed when you see me in a Philippine Air Force Battle Dress Uniform in a weekend or any day, your mayor has not lost his senses but I am just going to my duties as a Reservist,” joked the suave mayor of Kalibo, Raymar Rebaldo during an interview with LGU-Kalibo’s Ka-Tribu Radio on receiving the Military Commendation Medal from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the province of Capiz this July 7, 2007 along with other active duty and reserve AFP Commissioned and Non Commissioned Officers and Enlisted Men.

Rebaldo received the Military Commendation Medal because of his achievements as the Squadron Commander of the Philippine Air Force Reservists Association-Aklan Chapter including his exceptional performance during the Unit Active Duty Training (UADT) in Kalibo, Iloilo and Guimaras and for reviving the PAF Reservists in Aklan and the neighboring provinces after 20 years of disappearance.

The Philippine Air Force Reservists in Aklan has been notable in their volunteerism especially during calamities working hand in hand with the Aklan Ready Reserve Battalion of the Philippine Army and the Kalibo Municipal Disaster Coordinating Council.

The award was handed down by virtue of General Orders Number 98 of Major General Horacio Tolentino from the Headquarters of the Philippine Air Force Tactical Operations Command in Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base in Lapu Lapu City.

The Military Commendation Medal is given to the personnel of the AFP, both active duty and reservists, who have demonstrated exemplary efficiency, devotion and loyalty to their respective services, their country and their duty. Terence Toriano/