7 Cordi policemen promoted Lt Cols

CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- Seven police majors of Police Regional Office Cordillera were promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonels following their oath-taking and donning of ranks ceremony here at regional police headquarters on April 13.
    Promoted to lieutenant colonel were Dickson Banes of Abra Police Provincial Office, James Bauding of Apayao PPO; Orlando Bakisan, Ifugao;  Albin Balutoc and Julio Nalliw Jr. of Kalinga  and Apdilon Galong and Ceasar Sab-it of Mountain Province.
    Col. Laudemer Llaneta, chief of the Regional Personnel Records and Management Division read their promotion order while Maj. Alexander Pardo, regional pastoral officer, blessed rank insignias and accouterments.
    Cordillera police director Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. administered oath-taking and donning of ranks of the newly promoted officers.
    Peredo Jr., in his speech, congratulated the newly promoted police lieutenant colonels urging them to always uphold high standards of integrity and ethics in their everyday dealings.
    “May this significant milestone in your respective careers serve not just as a celebration of your personal and professional achievements, but also as a reminder of your sworn duty to serve Cordillera and its people,” Peredo Jr. added