By Joseph Zambrano
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Ten Cordillerans
belonging to the Philippine National Police -Special Action
Force who survived the infamous “Mamasapano”
operation last January were among the 29 personnel who were
promoted recently to a rank higher.
The National Police Commission confirmed meritorious
promotion of the 29 SAF personnel, for “demonstrating acts of conspicuous
courage and gallantry in action at the risk of their lives over and beyond the
call of duty during an armed encounter on Jan. 25 at Barangay Tukanalipao,
Mamasapano, Maguindanao.”
Promoted to the next higher rank were PO3
JuanitoYogyog, PO2 Solomon Agayso, PO2 Adolfo Andrada, PO2 Carlos Bocaig,
PO2 ArdDulnuan, PO2 Christopher Lalan, PO2 Dominick Likingan, PO2 Jose Mana-Ar,
Jr., PO2 Anson Posot, and PO1 Clifford Agayyong.
Lalan was lone survivor of the 55th Special Action
Company , the “blocking force” of the Mamasapano operation where 44
SAF commandos including 14 Cordillerans were killed in an encounter with members of the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front and other armed groups.
Mana-ar Jr., a member of the 84th Seaborne Company,
thanked everyone for the recognizing their courage, and
success in the operation in Mamasapano, which
led to the death of Zulkifli bin Hir, also known as “ Marwan,” a Malaysian
member of the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah militant group behind numerous
bombing attacks in the Philippines.
He said he was thankful for the promotion because
he applied and waited long before the Mamasapano operation.
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