BINIGYAN ng parangal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ang anim na units sa ilalim ng 8th Infantry Division ng Philippine Army dahil sa pagbuwag sa New People’s Army (NPA) sa Eastern Visayas.
Ginawaran ng AFP Campaign Streamer Awards ang dalawang Brigades, tatlong Battalions at isang dating Operational Control (OPCON) unit ng 8th Infantry Division.
Tinanggap nina Visayas Command Commander, Lt. Gen. Fernando Reyeg at Deputy Commander, Commodore Oscar Canlas Jr., at 8th ID Commander, Major Gen. Adonis Ariel Orio, ang awards sa Camp Lapu-Lapu sa Cebu City.
Ang mga binigyan ng awards ay ang 42nd Infantry Brigade, 802nd Infantry Brigade, 63rd Infantry Battalion, 78th Infantry Battalion, at 93rd Infantry Battalion.
