4 officers promoted, 15 receive medals

From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Apr 25): 4 officers promoted, 15 receive medals

THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Zamboanga Peninsula have promoted four senior officers to the next higher rank and awarded “Medalya ng Kagalingan (Medal of Merit)” to 15 policemen.

Chief Superintendent Billy Beltran, PRO-Zamboanga Peninsula director, spearheaded the donning of ranks and oath-taking of the promoted officers as well as the awarding of medals held after the flag ceremony Monday at Camp Abendan in Zamboanga City.

Chief Superintendent Edwin De Ocampo, deputy regional director for administration, and Senior Superintendent Narciso Verdadero, deputy regional director for operations, assisted Beltran during the ceremony.

Promoted from Chief Inspectors to Superintendents were: Superintendent Joseph Maulad of Zamboanga Del Norte Provincial Police Office; Superintendent Edilberto Alvarez of Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO); Superintendent Edwin Verson of Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Police Office; and Superintendent Homer Dumalag of Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Police Office.  

The awardees of Medalya ng Kagalingan are: Senior Inspector Julius Dao-an; Police Officer (PO) 3 Larry Balasabas; PO3 Adonis Atilano; PO1 Ivan Araneta; and, PO1 Al-jahad Hadjiri, all of the Police Station 2 of ZCPO in recognition for the neutralization of two bandits named Isabelo Tarroza and Alexander Delos Reyes and the arrest of other criminal gang, Nesser De Leon, during law enforcement operation on April 19 in Curuan village.

They also recovered of Garand Rifle, KG9, Rifle Grenades and several magazines and ammunition.

Senior Inspector Sonny Boy Perez, SPO1 Merkan Idris, PO3 Jayton Lagdameo, PO1 Khalid Faizal Barahim and PO1 Kenneth Glenn Jacoba, all of Isabela City Police Station, were cited for the arrest of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) member Tanjil Alim Pangamdas during a law enforcement operation on April 10, 2018.

Pangamdas has standing warrant of arrest as he is facing charges for kidnapping and serious illegal detention.

He was arrested in a hospital while seeking medication after he figured in a vehicular accident.

Chief Inspector Oscar Buenaobra, Chief Inspector Norbert Velonza, Senior Inspector Felixberto Lelina, Inspector Marjan Sali, and Inspector Alexander Raupan, all of Police Regional Office 9, were awarded for the neutralization of Anwar Ansang gun-for-hire group members namely as Suad Esmail and Moamer Fermin on April 20, 2018 in Sitio Balaisan in the village of East Migpulao, Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur.

Esmail and Fermin were listed as the Top 2 and Top3 most wanted persons in Dinas, respectively.

Chief Inspector Jade Mandi, Senior Inspector Nijam Salim, SPO2 Kemjie Edao, PO3 Dominic Dalena, and PO1 Keymen Edao, all of Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Police Office, awarded for the arrest of alleged contract killers namely as Marcos Isong, Gilbert Bualat and Renato Fuentevilla.

Beltran congratulated the awardees for a job well-done citing they should be emulated by other policemen.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1609009/Zamboanga/Local-News/4-officers-promoted-15-receive-medals