Weene Martillana
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Weene Martillana was a Philippine Army enlisted trooper who was awarded the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.[2]
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Weene Martillana | |
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Allegiance | Philippines |
Service/ | Philippine Army |
Rank | Corporal |
Service number | 504735[1] |
Unit | 1st Scout Ranger Regiment |
Battles/wars | Hukbalahap rebellion |
Awards | Philippine Medal of Valor |
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In 1955, Martillana and fellow Scout Ranger Master Sergeant Francisco Camacho Sr. were tasked by their commander, Ernesto S. Mata, to neutralize Hukbalahap guerilla commander Eddie Villapando, who was operating in Cavite, Laguna and Batangas. In the subsequent military operation, Camacho and Martillana succeeded in killing Villapando and his bodyguards; Camacho died of wounds suffered during the firefight.