Saving Capt. Mercado

Though I’m late for the news, I am very sad to hear of what had happened to our friend, a brother scout and a graduate of Davao City High School, Capt. Gavino Mercado Jr. (PMA Class ’99). He was the lead pilot of the Philippine Air Force’s S2-11 aircraft which was sent to the Spratly Islands last November 26, 2007, in search for 26 Filipino crewmen’s capsized fishing vessel. (news links here / Google search results here)

Up to this date, they have remained “missing” as no trace of whatsoever or reason of their “loss”. No bodies found, no breadcrumbs to trail.

I was able to receive a message from our friend, Dr. Jake V. Valeroso that our brothers in scouting have organized a team to search for Capt. Mercado. With some help from our friends, the team was also able to arrange a flight to Palawan with the C-130 plane on Saturday.

The team would be headed by John Oliver Valmoria and every kind of help would be very much appreciated

You can contact John Oliver Valmoria at +63.920.9546897 and +63.921.5391176.

Thank you very much and we are not losing hope.