Metrobank and Rotary names top 10 PH soldiers

The Outstanding Philippine Soldiers (TOPS) is an annual search jointly undertaken by the Rotary Club of Makati Metro and the Metrobank Foundation, Inc. 

TOPS is the realization of the shared conviction of the Rotary Club of Makati Metro and the Metrobank Foundation to honor excellence among the men and women in the military as an expression of the civilian sector’s appreciation and gratitude for our soldiers’ selfless acts of gallantry in preserving our nation’s sovereignty.

The search is supported through a P10 million endowment fund set up by Metrobank and Metrobank Foundation Chairman George S. K. Ty in 1999.

Here are the winners for this year’s search: 

Col Teodoro A. Llamas PA

Master Sergeant Aladdin S. Dacayanan PA

Staff Sergeant Rheum P. Mango PA

Cpt Alberto B. Carlos PN

Sergeant Eugene J. Padilla PN(M)

Commissary Steward 2nd Class Felix B. Guaves II PN

Lt Col Adriano SJ. Duadico PAF

Staff Sergeant Sheryl P. Toribio PAF

Technical Sergeant Benny G. Dofitas PAF

Major Florencio Ritchie I. Capulong III MAC

The winners, who were selected from a pool of 20 finalists, will receive a plaque and P400,000 from the Metrobank Foundation. 

Gen Emmanuel Bautista, AFP Chief-of-Staff, thanked the Metrobank Foundation and Rotary Club of Makati Metro for honoring the soldiers and boosting the morale of the troops. – Rappler.com