"for acts of conspicuous courage, gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty during a one hour and a half-encounter against undetermined number of abu sayyaff terrorists under commander hamsiraji sali at barangay makiri in lantawan, basilan province on 08 april 2004. while serving as team member and one of the assaulting elements of the first scout ranger battalion, first scout ranger regiment, special operations command, philippine army under lieutenant colonel buan.