By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

A former Philippine Army 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) commander passed away recently. In a statement by 303IB commander, Brigadier General Benedict Arevalo, retired Brigadier General Francisco Delfin died from cancer last Monday in Iloilo City.
Arevalo said Delfin served as the 17th 303IB commander from 2015 to 2017, after which he served as assistant division commander for the 3rd Infantry Division (3ID)  from 2017 to 2018.
He retired from the armed forces last February at the age of 56.
3ID commander, Major General Dinoh Dolina, alongside Arevalo and 302nd Infantry Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Ignacio Madriaga, led the send-off ceremony for Delfin at Iloilo International Airport as he was loaded onto a Philippine Air Force C-130.
Arevalo said Delfin’s remains will lie in state at Fort Bonifacio in Metro Manila.
Delfin is set to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on June 11./DGB, WDJ