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ZAMBOANGA CITY – It was a dream come true for Erham Awaluddin, then a construction worker in Patikul, Sulu, to become a soldier. Unknown to Awaluddin, his effort by risking his life as a first responder in the July 2021 C-130 “Hercules” plane crash would help him fulfill his dream to be a member of
Published July 15, 2021, 7:48 AM “Kapit” hero Sharief Abridge Abdua and Private Paul Bandalan reunite. (Photo courtesy of Sharief Abridge Abdua/MANILA BULLETIN) Survivors of the C-130 military plane crash met their Tausug rescuers in what was planned as a surprise reunion in Zamboanga city last Wednesday, July 14. Erham Awaluddin and militiamen Madzkur Sahibbon and Sharief Abridge Abdua were brought by the Western Mindanao Command to Zamboanga City for the much-awaited meeting with the crash survivors. Together with Joint Task Force Sulu Commander Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, the young her...