About Sr. Insp. Joey Sacristan Gamutan:
- >> Senior Insp. Joey Gamutan, 33, and his wife Merlyn celebrated their seventh wedding anniversary miles apart. It was Jan. 24, the day before the bloody operation that took his life.
- >> The next day, despite being deep in the battle, Joey was able to call Merlyn one last time.
- >> A day later, their firstborn turned 5. Joey and Merlyn have one other child. The kids, whom Joey constantly checked on even while he was away on deployment, will now grow up without their father.
- >> “My husband really loved being in the service,” his wife told the Inquirer. Joey, who is from Basilan province and who finished high school at Zamboanga National High School West, joined the PNP in 2009.
