Cirilito Sobejana

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Full Name	Cirilito Sobejana
Occupation	Military Personnel
Date Of Birth	Jul 31, 1965(1965-07-31)
Age	59
Birthplace	Zamboanguita
Country	Philippines
Horoscope	Cancer

Cirilito Sobejana Biography

Cirilito Sobejana is one of the most popular and richest Military Personnel who was born on July 31, 1965 in Zamboanguita, Philippines. Following two and a half hours of constant combat the Captain SOBEJANA was wounded in the lower arm when he attempted to retrieve the radio of the fallen soldier. With courage, he stood his ground. the soldier was struck by a second wound that nearly killed one of the arms. He was able to control every fire direction in order to protect their position and to repel the enemy that was in the process of circling. Although he was in pain and carrying a broken rifles when it was struck by a fire from the enemy but he didn’t lose his composure and carried on leading his troops. He even shifted around, opening himself up to fire from the enemy to lead the battle. After more than four hours of fierce combat, troops from Task Group Panther and the 4th Scout Ranger Company arrived to protect the area and take care of wounded. The report put the casualties of the enemy at 30 killed , with no confirmation of the numbers of those wounded.

CAPTAIN CIRILITO E SOBEJANA O-9786 PAIsabela, Basilan – 13 January 1995

He recovered the use of his hand and arm and has remained in active service since then. For his actions he was conferred the Medal of Valor in 1996.

Sobejana has been a company and battalion commander of Scout Ranger units. He was once Commandant of the Ranger School and Commander of the Civil-Military Operations Group of the Philippine Army. His other various billets include: Deputy Operations and Training Officer of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, Head of the Plans, Policies and Materiel Development Division of the Army Support Command, Chief of the Firepower Division at the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, J4, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Executive Officer of the Army Resource Management Office, and the Deputy Chief to the Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations, G7, Philippine Army. He was deployed under the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNMISET) as a military observer in 2003 until 2004. He rose through the ranks until he commanded the Joint Task Force Sulu, the 6th Infantry Division in May 2018, and the AFP Western Mindanao Command in June 2019.

“For bravery and conspicuous gallantry in the face of danger beyond your duty in an encounter with approximately 150 Abu Sayyaf kidnap gang members in Sitio Caro in Barangay Lower Kapayawan, Isabela Basilan on 13 January 1995, when he was being the Commanding Officer for the 1st Scout Ranger Company, First Scout Ranger Regiment, Philippine Army.

Cirilito Sobejana Net Worth

Cirilito Sobejana is one of the richest Military Personnel from Philippines. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cirilito Sobejana 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sobejana is an alumni from the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1987. He completed the Command and General Staff course at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College and completed the Executive Training Course in National Security Administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines. He also has an Masters in Public Administration degree and a fellow in corporate governance.

Apart from aside from the Medal of Valor, Sobejana is also the winner of Distinguished Conduct Star, two Distinguished Service Stars, the Gold Cross, two Bronze Cross Medals The Wounded Personnel Medal and a variety of Military Merit Medals along with Commendation Medals. He was awarded the title of outstanding Philippine Soldier in the Combat Category in the year 1995. He was awarded the Award of Excellence for Public Service from the Governor of the Province, Negros Oriental, in 2012.

Sobejana was a newly minted Captain in 1995 when the platoon he was leading engaged a group of 20 Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in Isabela, Basilan. The Abu Sayyaf reinforced their comrades until Sobejana’s unit was facing approximately 150 enemies. After two hours spent trading fire with the Moro insurgents, Sobejana sustained two bullet wounds to his right forearm; a third bullet wrecked his rifle. His arm was almost severed; he had to bite his right thumb to keep the arm from falling off. He then switched to firing left-handed while giving his men directions. The firefight ended after four hours with Sobejana being wounded three more times.

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Cirilito Ranked on the list of most popular Military Personnel. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Philippines. Cirilito Sobejana celebrates birthday on July 31 of every year.