• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
Four policemen assigned at the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) and Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) were honored for their exemplary performance in the field of law enforcement during the 123rd Police Service Anniversary.
The awards were given by the Police Regional Office-6 (PRO-6) in rites held at Camp Martin Delgado in Iloilo City on Monday (Nov. 4).
The BCPO awardees were P/Major Eugene Tolentino and Patrolman Jameson Pataytay, who received the Medalya ng Kadakilaan or the Philippine National Police (PNP) Heroism Medal for the successful anti-illegal drug operation that resulted in the arrest of high value suspects.
P/Major Eric Doronilla, chief of E.B. Magalona Municipal Police Station in Negros Occidental, and P/Senior Master Sergeant Konnan Tampos of NOCPPO were conferred the Medalya ng Kagalingan or the PNP Medal of Merit for the successful arrest of a regional most wanted person.
The medals were pinned by P/Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, police regional director of Western Visayas.
The PRO-6 also recognized the winners of the 2024 Search for the Outstanding Barangay Tanod.
Among them were Alex Alang of Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, who was the top awardee in the Outstanding Individual Tanod for Individual Category.
For Outstanding Group Tanod, among the awardees were Barangay Taculing of Bacolod City for the Highly- Urbanized Cities Category, and Barangay 5, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, for the Component Cities Category.
“These barangay tanods are our protectors in the barangays and our heroes because they serve as volunteers. Their actions and efforts towards the preservation of peace and order in communities are worthy of praise and emulation,” Wanky said. | GB
