Published July 17, 2021, 1:29 PM
Marine Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo formally relinquished his posts as spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and commander of the Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (ETDC) as he bowed out of military service Friday, July 16.
Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo (second from left) retires as spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and commander of the Education, Training, and Doctrine Command (ETDC) on July 16, 2021 in a ceremony held at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. (Photo courtesy of AFP)
Arevalo will turn 56 years old on Sunday, July 18, the mandatory retirement age for uniformed personnel.
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First Lt. Karl Joseph Hintay
Dr. Daisy Hintay, the mother of 25-year-old First Lt. Karl Joseph Hintay, carried the urn of her son as she disembarked from an NC212i light transport aircraft that flew them from Mactan, Cebu to their hometown in Davao City around 8:17 p.m.
A full military honors was accorded to Hintay by the Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao led by its deputy wing commander, Colonel Jesus Nelson Morales during their arrival at Davao Air Station in Barangay Sasa, Davao City.
Dr. Daisy Hintay (in black shirt) carries the urn of her son, First Lt. Karl Joseph Hintay, as they disembarked from a military aircraft at Davao Air Base in Davao City on July 10, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao)