Beneficiaries of cops slain in Kalinga get P700-K

CAMD DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- Beneficiaries of four police officers slain in operation in Kalinga Province  Feb. 17 recently received financial assistance from the Philippine National Police worth P594, 972.48.

Said amount was distributed to them in accordance to police officers’ length of service and remitted through their respective ATM accounts.

Beneficiaries initially received P530,631.46 from the Public Safety Mutual Benefits INC (PSMBFI) in cheques  handed to them during  wake of slain officeras.

The amount was distributed as follows: PO3 Cruzaldo M Lawagan – P141, 979.57; PO2 Juvenal M Aguinaldo- P135,396.9; PO1 Charles Ryan Compas- P127,410.98; and PO1 Vincent Paul Tay-od- P125, 844.01.

Cash donation from Indonesia of P13,513.51 each and 100 kilos of rice from the PNP were also given to them.

Likewise, Medalya ng Kadakilaan was awarded to each of them by regional police director the Elmo Francis Oco Sarona.

A police report said “immediate action of PRO-COR in processing the necessary documents for the benefit claims of both killed and wounded personnel in the police operation resulted in the early release of all legal claims which totals P1,152,630.96 legal benefits from the PNP and other agencies for all beneficiaries.

Meanwhile, hand, nine wounded policemen during the operations Liwag received total of P180,000 initial claims from PSMBFI and also awarded Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting.

They included Insp. Eduard Liclic, PO2 Heidi B Juliano, PO2 Jessie P. Trinidad, PO1 Marion Dela Paz, PO1 Gerome Baldos, PO1 Kennon Sanggoy, PO1 Von Harold Layao, PO1 Ferdinand M Asuncion and a certain Ferdie D.

Other benefit claims of beneficiaries like monthly pension, NAPOLCOM gratuity, burial, pension and scholarship claims, social fund claims and shelter assistance will be released as soon as PROCOR submits documents to concerned agencies.

Similarly, claims of those wounded in action from the Presidential Social Fund (PSF) are also anticipated shortly following submission of  documents.