Outstanding Cordi PNP units, officers awarded in rites

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Outstanding police personnel and offices in the Cordillera were awarded here recently on occasion of 23rd Police-Community Relations Month with Baguio Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan as guest speaker.

Awardees were: Baguio City Police Office as outstanding city police office in regional and national level, Benguet police provincial office as  outstanding police provincial office, Station 6- Baguio City Police Office as  outstanding city police station and La Trinidad Municipal Police Station as outstanding municipal police station.

Individual awards were given to the following personnel for their contributions in strengthening partnership between police and the community: Supt. Jomarick B Fellina of Mt. Province Police Provincial Office as  outstanding PCR senior PCO of the year, Senior Insp. Ramon B. Espiritu Jr. of Abra PPO as outstanding PCR junior PCO of the year; SPO4 Rogelio T. Limbawan of La Trinidad MPS, Benguet PPO as outstanding PCR senior PNCO and PO2 Gabriel A. Potpoten of Bontoc MPS, Mt. Province as outstanding PCR junior PNCO.

 The Regional Police Community Relations Office also recognized the following for their support to PROCOR programs and activities: Reinaldo A Bautista Jr, Chairman, Regional Advisory Council; Rev. Francisco Sanchez, Chapter Head, Bangued Evangelical Church; mayor Rodolfo B. Juan of  Flora Apayao,  Tarcicius S, Mero, boxing trainor and referee; Dr. Higinio Clyde Abellanosa of La Trinidad Municipal Advisory Council, Provincial Advisory Council of Ifugao PPO, Engineer Andress B. Ngao-I of Kalinga Provincial Advisory Council and Gov. Bonifacio C. Lacwasan of Mountain Province.

Meanwhile, nine PNP personnel were awarded with medalya ng  kagalingan while two others were awarded  medalya ng papuri here August 6 at regional police headquarters.

The medalya ng kagalingan was awarded to Chief Insp. Pablo Emmanuel Nead, SPO1 Robert Agdaca, and PO1 Rogdan Tabdi, all from the Baguio City Police Office for the arrest of Booyan Cangiti, listed as No. 4 most wanted person I the city for frustrated and attempted homicide.

Chief Insp. Marlo Evasco, PO3 Patrick Lamog, and PO2 Marlon Verbo, all from Baguio police office were awarded with medalya ng Kagalingan for the arrest of Renato Esguerdo Busoy Jr, listed as No. 5 top most wanted of Baguio City Police Office for illegal drugs.

The Medalya ng Papuri was also awarded to SPO4 Allan Sumalde and SPO3 Jonathan Pocya, both of the Regional Intelligence Division, for the arrest of Reynaldo Tan Chavez A.K.A. “Burdado” for illegal drugs during buy-bust operation.

SPO3 Depayso Tomas Mondero and SPO3 Timothy Simsim, both retired from the PNP service due to disability as result of service connected activities received gratuity checks during the program.