ILOCOS Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos hands over an award to Laoag City's Motorist Anti-Street Crime Operatives and Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team Association for Direct Operations (MASCOBADO) for being the most active group on Feb. 5, 2016 at the Ilocos Norte Capitol. (Alaric A. Yanos)
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John Michael Mugas
PGIN-CMO
Fourteen Ilocano police officers were honored by the Provincial
Government of Ilocos Norte (PGIN) and the Ilocos Norte Provincial Police Office
(INPPO) during the Philippine National Police (PNP) Awards on February 5 held
at the Provincial Capitol grounds.
The awarding
rites, which also recognized outstanding police stations and civic volunteer
groups, was held as part of the weeklong celebration of the 198th Foundation Anniversary
of Ilocos Norte.
During the ceremony, Ilocos
Norte Governor Maria Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos thanked the entire police force
for their bravery, courage and talent ensuring the public safety and internal
security of Ilocos Norte.
Late it may be…this ceremony
is heartfelt, and we are truly grateful to each one of you. Maraming salamat
mula sa aming lahat, mga public servant at opisyal ng Ilocos Norte, at mula sa lahat ng taumbayan,” Ms. Marcos said.
With the joint efforts of the
provincial government and INPPO, Ilocos Norte maintains a high drug and crime
solution efficiency in the region.
Meanwhile, INPPO director
P/Sr. Supt. Jose Melecio Nartates in his short speech renewed the commitment of
the police force in line with the development initiatives of the provincial
government.
“The police force and our
close multipliers will double our efforts in achieving more, not only in
[maintaining] peace and order, but in the overall development programs the
provincial government,” he said.
Police officers, namely P/Chief
Insp. Amador M. Quiocho, P/Chief Insp. Dennis M. Sumalileng, P/Supt.
Jose C. Calpito III, P/Sr. Insp. Paul Benedict R. Parado, P/Supt. Adolfo T.
Rafanan, P/Chief Insp. Dexter Diovic T. Corpuz, P/Chief Insp. Jonathan B.
Papay, P/Chief Insp. Randy C. Baoit, P/Supt. Leland T. Benigno, P/Chief Insp. Rodrigo
B. Galino, P/Supt. Dexter Mariano T. Paredes, SPO4 Ramelito F. Piedad and
P/Supt. Albert E. Ocon were recognized as the outstanding Ilocano police
officers.
Among the notable awardees
was the only policewoman, SPO1 Aurora Joy Manuela, who was also lauded as one
of the Country’s Outstanding Police Officer in Service last year. Most
recently, she was cited as one of the top 10 Ilocanos for 2016 of The Ilocos Times.
SPO1 Aurora Joy Manuela receives her award from Ilocos Norte Governor Imee R. Marcos, INPPO director Jose Melecio Nartates (left) and Provincial Board member Da Vinci Crisostomo. (Alaric A. Yanos) |
Moreover, the Laoag City
Police Station was recognized as the Best Performing City Police Station for
their worthy contributions in crime prevention and solution in the province.
The Best Performing Municipal
Station was conferred to Paoay Municipal Police Station while San Nicolas
Municipal Police Station and the Dingras Municipal Police Station earned the
second and third Best Municipal Stations, respectively.
The PGIN and INPPO also gave
due recognition to Motorist Anti-Street Crime Operatives (MASCO) and Barangay
Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) Association for Direct Operations (MASCOBADO),
noting their extraordinary support and cooperation in assisting the local
police force.
Awarded as the Most Active
MASCOBADO and the Most Active Barangay Peacekeeping and Action Team was the
Laoag City group while the Most Active Municipal BPAT were conferred to Dingras
group followed by San Nicolas group and Bacarra group, respectively.
Ms. Marcos remains hopeful
that the peace and order situation of Ilocos Norte will remain highly stable
with the cooperation of the provincial government and INPPO together with the
support of various civilian groups led by MASCOBADO.
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