September 10, 2017(2017-09-10) (aged 38) Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines
Allegiance
Philippines
Service/branch
Philippine Army
Special Operations Command
Years of service
2005–2017
Rank
Captain
Unit
1st Scout Ranger Regiment
Commands held
11th Scout Ranger Company
Battles/wars
Battle of Marawi †
Awards
Medal of Valor
Rommel Bigyan Sandoval (July 26, 1979 – September 10, 2017) was a Philippine Army officer commissioned as captain and a recipient of the Philippines' highest military award for courage, the Medal of Valor. Sandoval was the Commanding officer of the 11th Scout Ranger Company, 4th Scout Ranger Battalion of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment deployed to fight ISIS-inspired militants during the 2017 Battle of Marawi. He graduated at Philippine Military Academy located in Baguio.
On September 10, 2017, the 111th day of the battle, Sandoval was killed in action attempting to rescue one of his men wounded in a firefight with the jihadist militants.[3] Sandoval, a Captain, was the highest-ranking soldier to have died in the Battle of Marawi.[4]
^Dizon, Nikko (13 September 2017). "'Daredevil' Army captain, soldier killed in Marawi". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Soliven, Preciosa S. (30 November 2017). "Scout Ranger Captain Rommel Sandoval's promise: 'Walang iwanan'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Fonbuena, Carmela (11 September 2017). "Army captain among killed in Marawi clashes". Rappler. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^Gutierrez, Natashya (23 September 2017). "How an army captain died saving his soldier's life in Marawi". Rappler. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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Global Information
Philippines
Philippine Army
Captain
1st Scout Ranger Regiment
Medal of Valor