ILOILO City – For keeping Western Visayas peaceful during last week’s elections, several police officers were awarded with medals (Medalya ng Kasanayan) by Police Regional Office 6 (PRO-6) director, Police Brigadier General Flynn Dongbo.
The awarding yesterday took place at the PRO-6 Grandstand in Camp Delgado.
On election day, May 9, the PRO-6 was able to tally 24 total crime incidents – lower compared to the election day in the year 2016 and 2019 with 125 and 62, respectively.
Only three incidents were recorded, which were much lesser compared to 12 in May 13, 2019 and 26 in May 9, 2016.
The awardees were the following:
* Police Brigadier General Archival Macala – Deputy Regional Director for Administration (DRDA), PRO-6
* Police Colonel Martin Defensor Jr. – Deputy Regional Director for Operations (DRDO)
* Police Colonel Gilbert Gorero – Regional Operations Division (ROD)
* Police Colonel Roy Parena – Regional Personnel Records Management Division (RPRMD)
* Police Major Jose Mark Anthony Gesulga – Special Task Group, Regional Intelligence Section (STG-RIS)
* Police Major Mark Cordero – Regional Budget and Fiscal Section (RBFS)
* Police Major Peter John Pisueña- Chief Real Property and Infrastructure Management Section (RPIMS)
* Police Major Terrence Paul Sta. Ana – Complaint Referral Monitoring Information Section (CRMIS)
* Police Major Marydith Ituriaga – Investigation Section (IS)
* Police Major Henry Gaborno – Special Operations Section (SOS)
* Police Lieutenant Colonel Herman Celiz Jr.- Regional Elections Monitoring Action Center (REMAC)
* Police Lieutenant John Predic Padilla – REMAC Assistant.
“You delivered beyond what is expected from you during deployment, from acting as precinct finders, navigators and even nannies to the children of would-be voters. You remained true to your duty,” said Dongbo./PN
