TOP military and police personnel in Western Mindanao have convened to draw up wide-scale security measures intended to deter violence or any untoward violence in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
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POLICE MEDAL AWARDEE. Brig. Gen. Victor Wanchakan (right), PRO-9 deputy director for administration, pins the Medalya ng Kagalingan on Maj. Mario Regidor (left) on Monday (Dec. 13, 2021) for the latter's accomplishment in the campaign against wanted persons in the region. Regidor is one of the six policemen the Police Regional Office-9 awarded with medals for exemplary performance of duty. (Photo courtesy of PRO-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Police Regional Office in Zamboanga Peninsula (PRO-9) awarded medals on Monday to six policemen, including two officers, for exemplary performance of duty. Recipients of the Medalya ng Kadakilaan or the Philippine National Police (PNP) Heroism Medal were Lieutenant Jilbert Escobin and Corporal Jonjie Sabanal of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. Maj. Shellamie Chang, PRO-9 information officer, said Escobin and Sabanal were awarded the heroism medals for the successful arrest of Roman Bondiongan, a high-value target, in an anti-drug operation on November 20 in