Police Regional Office 13 officials assured a fair and
deeper probe on the death of two Special Counter-insurgency Operation Unit
Training (SCOUT) trainees who collapsed during their road run at 4:45 p.m. on
Thursday, last week.
According to the reports reaching the regional headquarters
here on Monday from the Regional Special Training Unit (RSTU) 13, based in
Barangay Poblacion 2, Santiago town in Agusan del Norte, the two trainees were
identified as PO1 Dan Angelo C. Manpatilan, 22; a resident of Purok 2, Barangay
Taligaman, this city and PO1 Ernesto R. Bajado, Jr., 26; a resident of Purok 1,
Barangay Taligaman Patin-ay, Prosperidad, in Agusan del Sur.
The trainees, according to the said report, belonged to
SCOUT Class 56-2015 undergoing training at the said regional special training
unit camp.
PO1 Bajado and Manpatilan were rushed to Santiago Rural
Health Unit after first aid were administered to them. Thereafter, they were
referred to Cabadbaran District Hospital ,
Cabadbaran City
Both were confined at the intensified care unit (ICU) of the
said hospital, but PO1 Bajado was declared dead at 1:25 a.m. due accordingly to
“heatstroke” by the attending physician Dr. Janet Santiago on October 23. His
remains now lie at a funeral home in Patin-ay, Prosperidad in Agusan del Sur.
The police report said that PO1 Manpatilan remained at the ICU, for the same
findings.
On Sunday, 5:30 p.m. PO1 Manpatilan was transferred to
Polymedic Medical Plaza at Cagayan de Oro City with his parents and medical
team led by Dr. Angel Antonette Devocion on board an ambulance. Unfortunately,
the said policeman also passed away at 5:00 a.m. Monday.
Police Regional Office 13 formed a team composed of
personnel from the Regional Investigation and Detective Management, Legal
Officer and Medical personnel, who are now at RSTU conducting further
investigation on the incident.
Eight personnel from the Regional Public Safety Battalion
who were members of the training staff were relieved and restricted at the
battalion headquarters while the investigation is going on.
Police Regional Office 13 leadership assures the families of
the two casualties of a fair investigation. If it will be found that there are
lapses on the part of the concerned training staff, they will be held
accountable for their actions and will be charged accordingly, the police
report said.
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