PO2 Ephraim G. Mejia
About PO2 Ephraim G. Mejia:
- >> When PO2 Ephraim Mejia returned home safe after defending Zamboanga City during the siege in 2013, his family thought the worst was over.
- >> But on the morning of Jan. 25, Ephraim’s wife Miya dreamt of gunshots, her husband struggling to carry two big bags.
- >> That same day, Buk – Ephraim’s nickname – was killed along with 43 others in Mamasapano, Maguindanao province, during a mission to hunt down one of the world’s most dangerous terrorists.
- >> The last time he saw his family was in December last year during a weeklong vacation.
- >> Buk, a native of San Nicholas, Pangasinan province, joined the Philippine National Police Special Action Force in 2008.
- >> Buk leaves behind Miya and their 2-year-old daughter. He had always wanted to build a house for the three of them in Barangay Calaocan.
- >> His sister Lovely posted on Buk’s Facebook wall on Jan. 26, seemingly unaware of what had transpired. “Here we go again. After the Zamboanga incident, it’s Maguindanao now. Father, may you always watch over Kuya Ephraim and our whole family. Be safe, Kuya. I love you!” she posted in Filipino.
- >> On Jan. 30, she wrote, “My Kuya, I love you very, very, very
much! We will see each other again in heaven.”
