Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao, Jr., officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP), called on the communist rebels to spare policemen sent to Abra and nearby areas for humanitarian mission from ambush and any form attack.
Danao issued the statement as he led the send-off ceremony of 43
HERO COP.Lt. Gen. Jose Chiquito Malayo, commander of the PNP's Area Police Command-Visayas, confers the PNP Distinguished Conduct Medal (Medalya ng Kadakilaan) to the bereaved kin of Pat. Mark Monge during a visit to his wake on Monday (July 18, 2022). Monge was killed in an ensuing encounter from an ambush by communist rebels during a humanitarian activity in Samar last July 16. (Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has feted a police officer who was killed in an ambush by communist rebels during a humanitarian activity in Samar last July 16. In a statement on Wednesday, PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr., said Pat. Mark Monge was posthumously conferred with the PNP Distinguished Conduct Medal (Medalya ng Kadakilaan), for making a "supreme sacrifice in the line of duty" during the encounter that ensued from the attack. Monge was cited for his bravery and heroism when his team engaged in a firefight with around 10 members of