Sunday 7 August 2011

PIA Dispatch - Sunday, August 7, 2011

Aquino to keynote 110th PNP Anniversary

President Benigno S. Aquino III will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker during the commemoration of the Philippine National Police’s 110th Police Service Anniversary that will be held at the PNP multi-purpose center in Camp Crame on Monday (August 8).

The President will be welcomed by PNP Chief Director General Raul Bacalzo and Interior and Local Secretary Jesse Robredo.

The President will award 23 members, employees and regional offices of the PNP for exemplary performance in the line of duty.

These policemen are: Police Senior Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan – Senior Police Commissioned Officer for Administration; PSSupt. Ronald dela Rosa – Senior Police Commissioned Officer for Operation; PCInsp. Romeo Santander – Junior Police Commissioned Officer; SPO4 Florante Ubina – Senior Police Non-Commissioned Officer; PO2 Nelson Sad-Ang – Junior Police Non-Commissioned Officer;

PSInsp. Genie Balabal – Women and Children Protection Desk Officer; PInsp. Benigno Alabao – Lead PNP Awardee; PInsp. Charity Galvez – Medalya ng Katapangan; PCInsp. Allan Umipig – Medalya ng Katapangan; SPO2 Ricky Oman Agwit – Posthumous Promotion; SPO2 Jeff Domingo – Posthumous Promotion;

Mely Sorra – Non-Uniformed Personnel (Supervisory level); Michael dela Vega – Non-Uniformed Personnel (Non-Superisory level); Police Regional Office Cordillera – Best Police Regional Office; PRO 4A (Quezon) – Best Police Provincial Office; PRO 12 – Best City Police Office; 5th Regional Public Safety Battalion, PRO5 – Best Provincial Public Safety Company;

Cagayan de Oro City Public Safety Company, PRO10 – Best City Publi Safety Company; San Fernando City Police Station, PRO1 – Best Component City Police Station; Glan Municipal Police Station – Bes Municipal Police Station; Special Action Force – Best National Operations Support Unit; Headquarters Support Service – Best National Administrative Support Unit; and, Easter Police District, NCRPO – Best NCRPO District.

The Philippine National Police was founded on August 8, 1901. In 1991, the PNP was separated from the Armed Forces of the

Philippines and became a civilian law enforcement agency under the Department of the Interior and Local Government.(PCOO)