EULOGY FOR LATE MGEN ROLANDO NOCA FLORIA AFP(RET) COMMANDER, 52ND ENGINEER BRIGDE, PA 09 February 2013 ______________________________________________

_ Appropriate Greetings... Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Author Unknown I AM COL REYNALDO G MUTIANGPILI, THE PRESENT BRIGADE COMMANDER OF 52ND ENGINEER BRIGADE, PHILIPPINE ARMY. I AM DEEPLY HONORED TO GIVE MY TRIBUTE BUT SAD FOR THE PASSING OF A MAN I HAVE PERSONALLY KNOWN FOR HIS INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, AND COMPASSION. GEN ROLANDO NOCA FLORIA ALSO KNOWN AS ANDY WAS THE 13TH BRIGADE COMMANDER OF THE 52ND ENGINEER BRIGADE, PHILIPPINE ARMY. DURING HIS STINT AS BRIGADE COMMANDER, HE ENVISIONED TO UNITE THE MEMBERS OF THE BRIGADE INTO ONE BODY OF RELIABLE, COMPETENT, DEDICATED AND PROUD ENGINEER-SOLDIERS, EVER MINDFUL OF THE GOOD OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS COMMITTED TO

THE SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY AND PEOPLE. HE BELIEVES THE THAT IN ORDER BASIC TO ATTAIN HIS VISION EVERYONE SHOULD BELIEVE AND FAITHFULLY PRACTICE FOLLOWING PRECEPTS: INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, COMPASSION AND DISCIPLINE. AND UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP HE PUTS EMPHASIS ON EXCELLENCE IN PERFORMANCE, WELFARE OF MEN AND PRIDE IN UNIT. I HAVE INITIALLY KNOWN GEN FLORIA WHEN I WAS ASSIGNED AT THE OFFFICE OF THE ARMY CHIEF OF ENGINEERS WITH HIM AS THE ARMY CHIEF ENGINEER AND THIS WAS THE BEGINING FOR US TO HAVE ESTABLISHED AND MAINTAINED A FATHER AND SON RELATIONSHIP...FOR THOSE WHO HAVE WONDERED ON OUR WORKING RELATIONSHIP, I AM NOW REVEALING THAT THIS IS OUR SECRET. I AM LOYAL AND COMMITTED TO MY BELOVED FATHER AND HE IS SUPPORTIVE AND HAS THE FULL THRUST TO HIS BEGOTTEN SON. SA PAMILYA PO NI SIR ANDY, KAY MA'AM CYD, KRISTINE AND MIKE, ITO PO ANG DAHILAN KUNG BAKIT ISA AKO SA MGA IBINILIN SA INYO. AT BATID KO RIN PO NA KAYA IPINAGKATIWLA NYA NA MAGING PANGALAWANG MAGULANG AKO NINA MIKE AY UPANG MAIPAG PATULOY NATIN ANG MAGANDA AT

MATAGUMPAY NA RELASYON NA AMING PINAGSAMAHAN. KAYA KAHIT PO PUMANAW NA SI SIR, ANDITO PA RIN PO AKO AT ANG AKING PAMILYA NA PATULOY NA MAKIKIPAG UGNAYAN SA INYO. AS ONE OF MY MENTOR, GEN FLORIA HAD GREATLY INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF MY VIRTUES AND CHARACTER AS A PERSON, A MILITARY OFFICER, A LEADER, AND A FAMILY MAN. HE WAS MY IDOL WHO PROVIDED ME THE INSPIRATIONS AND MOTIVATIONS TO ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN A HIGH STANDARD OF INTEGRITY AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES, TO PUT PREMIUM IN ATTENDING TO THE WELFARE OF PERSONNEL, AND SET AN EXAMPLE OF HAVING A SUCCESSFULL AND HAPPY FAMILY. HE ALSO INTRODUCES THE CHARACTER OF BEING A SERVANT LEADER AND BEING COMPASSIONATE TO OUR PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. AND IF I MAY RECALL, THAT ONE TIME HE HAD TOLD ME, REY, PARA TAYONG TAGA DSWD AT DOLE NITO. MARAHIL PO AY NABANGGIT NYA ITO DAHIL SA DAMI NG TAONG HUMIHINGI NG TULONG NA GINAGAMPANAN NAMAN NYA SA ABOT NG KANYANG MAKAKAYA. KAYA ANG MAGALANG KO PONG SAGOT SA KANYA, SIGURO, HINDI NAMAN PO SILA LALAPIT

SA INYO KUNG HINDI NILA NAAAPRECIATE ANG PAGKATAO NYO. AS I HAVE WORKED SIDE BY SIDE WITH GEN FLORIA, AS A LEADER, HE IS OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS AND IS VERY WILLING TO HELP IN ANYTHING HE CAN. HE BELIEVES THAT THERE IS ALWAYS A BETTER WAY OF DOING THINGS ONLY THAT WE HAVE TO EXPLORE AND BE INNOVATIVE. AND HE ALSO BELIEVES THAT THERE IS NO LIMIT TO WHAT WE CAN DO IF WE DO NOT MIND WHO GETS THE CREDIT. IT IS HIS BELIEF THAT WE SHOULD NOT TIRE DOING WELL, FOR JUST REWARD WILL COME, PERHAPS NOT IMMEDIATELY AND NOT IN THE FORM WE EXPECT IT, BUT IT WILL COME. THE 52ND ENGINEER BRIGADE, PHILIPPINE ARMY TODAY IS EVER GRATEFUL OF THE THINGS THE PAST BRIGADE COMMANDERS HAVE SOWS ESPECIALLY OF THE VALUES GEN FLORIA INSTILLED TO ITS MEMBERS, FOR ALWAYS, THE BRIGADE HE ONCE LEAD STILL SOARS HIGHLY COMMITTED TO THE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY AND PEOPLE. AT THIS JUNCTURE, I WOULD LIKE ALSO TO CONVEY TO THE FAMILY OF SIR ANDY, THE DEEPEST

SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS OF TEAM 52ND ENGINEERS, OUR DEPENDENTS, AND THE FRIENDS OF GEN FLORIA IN BUKIDNON. AND BEFORE I END THIS TRIBUTE I KNOW GEN FLORIA WANTS US TO HEAR THE GOOD OLD IRISH BLESSING WHICH HE READ DURING HIS REMARKS WHEN HE BID FAREWELL TO 52ND ENGINEER BRIGADE, PHILIPPINE ARMY DURING THE TURN-OVER CEREMONY DATED 06 AUGUST 1999: MAY THE ROAD RISE TO MEET YOU. MAY THE WIND BE ALWAYS AT YOUR BACK. MAY THE SUNSHINE WARM UPON YOUR FACE. MAY THE RAIN FALL SOFT UPON YOUR FIELD. AND UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, MAY GOD HOLD YOU IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND. TO GEN FLORIA SIR, YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND THE MEMORIES WE SHARED WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AND TREASURED.

I AND MY WIFE IMEE, OUR CHILDREN REA, RINA, AND REYNALDO JR WILL ALWAYS PRAY FOR YOUR ETERNAL PEACE AND HAPPINESS IN THE PARADISE OF OUR LORD. MY SNAPPY SALUTE, SIR...