Demise of first PNP chief from Cordillera mourned

BAGUIO CITY -- Mayor Benjamin Magalong ratified city council resolution no. 727, series of 2023, expressing the city’s deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of the late retired Police General Camilo Pancratius ‘Pikoy’ Pascua Cascolan, former Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief and Dept. of Health (DOH) Undersecretary who passed away last Nov. 24at age 59.
    The resolution stated Cascolan, (a Baguio boy).  had an illustrious military and police career that spanned 42 years and that on Sept. 1, 2020, then Pres. Rodrigo Duterte selected him as the 22nd PNP Chief, making him the first Cordilleran to hold the position.

    After he retired from the PNP, Cascolan was appointed by Pres. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. on Oct. 23, 2022, as DOH Undersecretary.
    Cascolan received more than 180 medals throughout his military and police career, the resolution revealed.
    “The City of Baguio mourns the loss of Ret. Gen. Cascolan. We are grateful for his contributions and service to the country. His memory will remain in the hearts and minds of the people of the city,” it stated. -- Gaby B. Keith