Female soldier garner bronze medal in international gun match

COTABATO CITY --- Sometimes the best man for military gun proficiency competitions is a woman.

The Army’s 1^st Division awarded on Monday with a special citation Private 1^st Class Amera Lim for giving the Philippine Army honor and fame.  

She won a bronze medal in a pistol shooting competition during the 29^th Asian Armies Rifle Meet held November 16 to 27, 2019 in Bandung, Indonesia.

Lim is assigned in the 1^st Division under the Western Mindanao Command.  

Brig. Gen. Gene Ponio, commander of the 1^st Division, handed over the citation to Lim during a simple rite Monday at the division camp in Zamboanga del Sur.  

Lim also garnered a gold medal during the nationwide Philippine Army Marksmanship Assessment and Evaluation held early on.