PRO CORDILLERA LEADS MULTI-SECTORAL PEACE ASSEMBLY
FOR BSKE 2023
To promote a peaceful and honest election, the Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO Cordillera) led the conduct of the Multi-Sectoral Peace Assembly for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023, coinciding with the Traditional Monday Flag Raising Ceremony at Camp Major Bado Dangwa in La Trinidad, Benguet on October 16, 2023.
The program was graced by Atty. Julius D. Torres, the Regional Election Director of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC)-CAR, as the guest of honor and speaker.
He was received by PCOL JULIO S LIZARDO, the Chief Regional Staff, and was welcomed with the traditional welcome dance performed by the men and women of PRO Cordillera and accorded with foyer honors.
As part of the program, Director Torres together with the Deputy Regional Director for Administration, PBGEN PATRICK JOSEPH G ALLAN, led the awarding of PNP Medals to six (6) deserving police officers of PRO Cordillera.
Also, PLTCOL GERALDINE AYDOC, Deputy Chief of the Regional Personnel and Records Management Division, led the recitation of the Statement of Commitment to promote a Safe, Accurate, Free, and Fair (S.A.F.E) BSKE 2023.
As highlight of the ceremony, Dir. Torres together with the Regional Director of NAPOLCOM-CAR, Ms. Editha S Puddoc; the Regional Director of DILG-CAR, Ms. Araceli San Jose; representative from DepEd-CAR, Mr. Maksim Botillas; representatives of different faith-based groups, PRO Cordillera Command group; and other PNP Key Officers inscribed their signatures on the pledge of commitment, followed by the releasing of doves, which symbolizes the freedom and democracy for peaceful and orderly election.
In his message, Director Torres expressed his gratitude for the integrity of the men and women of PRO Cordillera, which will contribute to the conduct of a peaceful BSKE 2023 in the region. He also reminded everyone not to forget the true significant participation during this coming election: to function in a fair and equal way.
“Our gathering here today is both timely and necessary. Timely, for we are invoking divine grace; necessary, in the sense that all of us need to be reminded that elections should not be attended with fraud or violence because this is the supreme manifestation of democracy. We are gathered here, for we are giving notice to everybody that we value this BSKE, and we believe this approaching political exercise is important for all of us as we will be exerting all our efforts to make it honest, orderly, peaceful, and credible. Thus, let us unite for this common objective, for, after all, we are all public servants”, Atty. Torres added.
TRANSPORTATION OF P2M WORTH OF MARIJUANA INTERCEPTED IN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Eleven (11) individuals will now be facing charges for violation of RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 after they were arrested for transporting marijuana bricks worth over 2 million pesos in Sadanga, Mountain Province on the evening of October 14, 2023.
According to the report reaching the PRO Cordillera Regional Director, PBGEN DAVID K PEREDO, JR., the arrested suspects were identified as Wendel Alvarado, 20 y/o; Jade Del Mundo, 19 y/o; Bien Velasquez, 22 y/o; Christopher John Zabala, 23 y/o; Erika Javiero, 24 y/o; Paulo Segismundo, 32 y/o; Jaycee Cayanan, 21 y/o; Joseph Padayao Jr., 29 y/o; Belnas Conrado Jr., 24 y/o; Jon Paulo Bolivar, 29 y/o; and Cherry Ann Lomibao, 24 y/o.
The same report disclosed that the suspects were arrested by the joint personnel of the Sadanga Municipal Police Station (MPS), Provincial Intelligence Unit of Mountain Province PPO, 2nd Mountain Province Provincial Mobile Force Company, Regional Intelligence Unit-14, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 15, Regional EOD and Canine Unit-Cordillera, and PDEA- Mountain Province after they were cornered in a COMELEC Checkpoint conducted by the operatives at Sitio Ampawilen, Poblacion, Sadanga.
The operating units confiscated 14 bricks and 3 tubular forms of suspected dried marijuana leaves and stalks with an estimated weight of 16,750.45 grams and a Standard Drug Price of Php 2,010,054.00.
The inventory and markings of the pieces of evidence recovered were conducted onsite in the presence of the arrested suspects and witnessed by Ms. Novy Del Rosario Afidchao, Provincial Information Officer, PLGU-Mountain Province, and Mr. William Farong-ey, Barangay Kagawad.
The arrested suspects and the seized pieces of evidence were brought to the custody of Sadanga MPS for documentation and proper disposition. **
