CSC honors 11Cordi SAF heroes slain in Mindanao

CAMP DANGWA, Las Trinidad, Benguet — The regional Civil Service Commission honored the 11 members of the Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who hail from Cordillera and died in the encounter against Muslim separatist rebels in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on Jan. 25, 2015.

In a ceremony ahead of the “Araw ngK agitingan” celebration on April 9, the CSC-Cordillera conferred posthumously “Lingkod Bayani” award on the 11 Cordilleran SAF heroes.

The honorees were Senior Insp. Cyrus Anniban; Police Officers 3 (PO3s) Robert Allaga and Noel Golocan; PO2s Peterson Carap, Walner Danao, Franklin Danao, Jerry Kayob, and Noble Kiangan; and PO1s Russel Bilog, Gringo Cayang-o, and Angel Kodiamat.

The awards were presented to their families here Monday by CSC-Cordillera Director Marilyn Taldo and Chief Supt. Ulysses Abellera, Police Regional Office Cordillera director.

The CSC said three other SAF members who hail from the Cordillera region will be honored in their respective areas of migration.

They are Senior Insp. GednatTabdiwho in Zamboanga City; PO2 Joel Dulnuan in Region 2; and PO2 Nicky Nacino in Region 4A.