ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine Army awarded medals to nine soldiers who took part in defending Zamboanga City against separatist rebels in September, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Captain Jefferson Somera of the 1st Infantry Division said the soldiers who displayed gallantry during the three-week violence that left more than 400 dead and wounded received Gold Cross, Bronze Cross and Wounded Personnel medals during a simple ceremony at the army headquarters in Labangan town in Zamboanga del Sur.

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