Jacinto Moreno

Jacinto Moreno
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branchPhilippine Constabulary
Rank Sergeant
Service number665546[1]
UnitPhilippine Constabulary
Battles/warsCommunist rebellion in the Philippines
Awards Philippine Medal of Valor

Jacinto Moreno is a retired Philippine Constabulary enlisted trooper and a recipient the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor.[2] Moreno was assigned as the assistant non-Commissioned Officer-in-charge of the Maslog Patrol Base in Maslog, Eastern Samar on 23 May 1985 when the base came under attack from approximately 60 armed rebels. Defending the base with Moreno were six other military men and nine members of the Integrated Civilian Home Defense Forces. Moreno assumed command of the base defense when his superior grew weak from blood loss due to wounds.

  1. ^ "Award for the Medal of Valor: Sergeant Jacinto Moreno 665546". Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. ^ Fonbuena, Carmela (20 December 2017). "FAST FACTS: List of Medal of Valor awardees and their privileges". Rappler. Retrieved 29 December 2017.