From noble warriors to noble bakers

Sgt. Eric Ubalde is no ordinary soldier of the Special Operations Command of the Philippine Army—he is a man of many lives as his fellow soldiers would tell him. He had survived gun battles even endured gunshot wounds, four to be exact.

The first time he was hit was during the Zamboanga siege. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) attacked them and he sustained a gunshot in his left leg. The second gunshot was during an encounter with a group of bandits in Jolo, Sulu where two Australians and Canadians were abducted. He was hit in the shoulder.