Baguio cop helps rider who ran out of fuel buy gas to get him home

Photo Courtesy || BCPO Tourist Police Unit

Cordillera - Good-hearted Baguio cop assigned at the BCPO Tourist Police Unit provided cash assistance to a rider who ran out of fuel in the middle of the night. 

At around 12:50 AM on April 28, 2022, the K-93 mobile of the Baguio Tourist Police Unit was patrolling Bayanihan Street when they noticed a rider pushing his motorcycle.

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They stopped and asked the man what happened to his motorcycle and he said he  ran out of fuel. 

The police then asked the rider to provide documents to show ownership of the motorcycle. The rider was identified as sir Sawal, a resident of Baguio city. 

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The cops gave him 100 pesos so he could refill at the nearest gas station. He was able to get home with his motorcycle with the help of the kindhearted policemen of Baguio city.

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Sadanga cop hikes more than 1 hour to deliver modules to remote village

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Cordillera - Sadanga Cop hikes for more than one hour carrying the learning modules of 15 learners in Belwang, Sadanga, Mountain Province.

Police Staff Sergeant Vincent Aaron Ekid Gomayat was seen carrying a load of modules that the local Police Station has picked up from Bontoc, Mountain Province to be delivered to the learners of Belwang, Sadanga.

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Due to the recently recorded cases of COVID-19 in the Municipality and with the implementation of movement restrictions, PSSg Gomayat took the initiative to hike the six-kilometer trail from the town proper of Sadanga going to the remote barangay of Belwang. 

This big-hearted gesture was also to ensure timely delivery of the said learning modules to the 15 students thereat, saving further inconvenience for the local teachers in the area, thus allowing them more time to focus on the educational needs of their students.

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source || Sadang MPS

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Cordilleran cop takes oath as new PNP Chief before President Duterte

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Cordillera - President Rodrigo Duterte administered the oath-taking and donning of rank of newly-appointed Police General Camilo Cascolan as the new Chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in a ceremony at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on September 7, 2020 according to PCOO.

Earlier, Police Lieutenant General Camilo Cascolan has been appointed as the next Philippine National Police (PNP) chief upon the retirement of PNP Chief Archie Gamboa as confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday (September 1, 2020).

“Lt. Gen. Cascolan is the new Chief PNP. PRRD signed the paper of appointment. That’s the decision of the President. We have to respect the wisdom and the decision. Cascolan is senior and qualified,” Año said.

The appointment was gladly accepted by Lt. Gen. Cascolan and vowed to take the responsibilities and challenges in providing a more efficient and effective police services. 

"I will lead the PNP along with the vision of a highly capable, effective and credible PNP that provides better and more reliable, more efficient and more effective police services," Cascolan said. 

Lt. Gen. Cascolan hails from the city of Baguio and became the first Cordilleran to assume the highest position in the Philippine National Police.

He finishes elementary at the Maryknoll Convent School and finished secondary education at the University of the Philippines Baguio High School. 

He is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Sinagtala Class of 1986 and the fourth member of the class to serve as PNP chief following former PNP Chief-now Senator Dela Rosa, Archie Gamboa and Oscar Albayalde. 

Lt. Gen. Cascolan is set to retire on November 10th this year.

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Igorot cop from Bauko, Mt.Province recieves PNP 'Medalya ng Kasanayan'

Photo Courtesy || Ngandiwa Lien

Cordillera - An Igorot cop has been given the Philippine National Police (PNP) Medalya ng Kasanayan for his meritorious display of competence as Acting Chief of Police of Glan Municipality in the province of  Sarangani. 

PLTCOL. Neil "Kally" Sally Wadingan received the medal as a recognition for his competence in leadership where he has achieved 75% operational accomplishments set by PRO 12. 

In his stint as Acting Chief of Police, Wadingan has put Glan municipality in rank number 1 on Anti Drugs and Enhanced Managing Police Operation, according to a General Order issued by Police Brigadier General Lubria on August 6, 2020.

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"Imbued with professionalism and sincerity in the performance of this tasks, PLTCOL Wadingan deserves recognition not only in the Police Regional Office 12 but the entire Philippine National Police," the General Orders reads. 

PLTCOL Wadingan trace its roots from Otucan, Bauko, Mt. Province. 

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Igorot Police receives "Outstanding Police Provincial Office" award in Bukidnon

Photo Courtesy || Montanyosa Unity & Bukidnon PPO PCR

Cordillera - An Igorot Police Colonel serving as a Police Provincial Director in the municipality of Bukidnon has received the award as "OUTSTANDING POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE OF THE YEAR" in the field of POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS from June 2019 to May 2020 in Bukidnon. 

Police Colonel Roel L. Lami-ing is a native from Sabangan, Mountain Province. Two of his siblings work at the capital town. Gina Lacaben is with the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College while Engr. Joe Lami-ing is with the DPWH - MPFDEO, according to Montanyosa Unity.

Meanwhile, Police Lieutenant Colonel Surki Serenas, Chief of Police, Valencia City Police Station received the award as "OUTSTANDING PCR CITY POLICE STATION CY 2020" and Police Senior Master Cesar C Salatan of Mabalaybalay City Police Station as 3rd Placer of the Online Got Talent Singing Competition during the Police Regional Office 10 25th Police Community Relations Month Culmination and Awarding Ceremony with the theme " Pinagigting na Ugnayan ng Mamayan at Pulisya Laban sa COVID-19 Pandemya" with Atty. Erlina Susan L. Lorea, OIC, NAPOLCOM 10 as Guest of Honor and Speaker held at the Multi-purpose Hall, Camp 1 Lt Vicente G. Alagar, Lapasan, Cagayan de Oro City. 

source: Bukidnon PPO.

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Police Cordillera to donate P500 from their payroll for Sadanga footbridge

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Cordillera - Cordillera police will be donating 500 pesos from their payroll to accumulate funds for the construction of a footbridge in Sadanga, Mt. Province.

Police Regional Office Cordillera Director PBGen. R'win Pagkalinawan said during the second Cordillera Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Council meeting that the 7,000 strong police in the region will be donating P500 from their payroll.

PBGen Pagkalinawan added that the donation is a gesture of gratitude to Mayor Ganggangan for his peace and order programs in the municipality and his efforts to fight insurgency in the area, according to PIA.

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Mayor Ganggangan has been calling Cordillerans especially those in the government to make a stand on the issue of insurgency.

He said that this is the time to address the insurgency problem in the region as he lamented that relatives would be caught in the fighting between leftist groups and the government forces.

"Let us not pretend as if there is no problem in the Cordillera. There is an ongoing war - the legitimate government force versus the New People's Army - and to me it's a senseless killing," Ganggangan said. 

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He added that people should not wait to reach the point where it's brothers versus brothers, relatives vs relatives simply because one is an Army or police while the one is on the side of of the Communist Party of the the Philippines - NPA.

source || PIA

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Cordilleran cop to lead contract tracing experts to help Cebu city with contact tracing system

Cordillera - A young Cordilleran  police and a recipient of the Medalya ng Kagalingan is set to lead Baguio's contact tracing team to Cebu city to assist in the local government's  effort in improving their contact tracing methodology to curb the transmission of the coronavirus. 

Police Chief Inspector Maximo Sumeg-ang Jr. will lead the four-man contract tracing experts who will accompany Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong to Cebu city on July 8, 2020.

Sumeg-ang was among the Cordilleran cops who were promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel for their great contribution in the liberation of Marawi. 

Sumeg-ang is a member of the Philippine National Police Academy 2006 and currently work as the chief of the City Intelligence Unit of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO).

Upon the request of Police Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro, Central Visayas Police director, Mayor Magalong and his five-man team led by Sumeg-ang will share their expertise in the contact tracing methodology as well as share their digital surveillance system to trace possible coronavirus carrier. 

The system involves identification and detection of the source and possible sources of infection, isolation of these persons, testing, and tracing of the close and remote contacts for quarantine, testing, disinfection and medical protocols, according to MB news.

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