Manila, Aug. 11 -- Six soldiers of the Philippine Army's (PA) 8th Infantry Division (ID) were awarded over the weekend for their bravery, integrity and sacrifice in performing their duties.

PA commander Lt. Gen. Antonio Nafarette handed the awards during his visit to the 8th ID headquarters at Camp Lukban in Catbalogan, Samar on Sunday for the division's 37th founding anniversary.

In a news release on Monday, the PA identified the awardees as the following:

Capt. Tomy Tagura - Gold Cross Medal Cpl. Merlin Enem - Gold Cross Medal 1st Lt. Methos Shiela Templa - Silver Cross Medal Cpl. Zandro Poto - Silver Cross Medal Cpl. Randy Anil - Wounded Personnel Medal. Pfc. Kollin Bryan Ocsit - Wounded Personnel Medal

The Gold Cross Medal is awar...