107 cops return from Marawi

One hundred seven policemen of the Regional Public Safety Battalion-10 (RPSB-10) were greeted as heroes by friends and family as they arrived at the Police Regional Office 10 headquarters at Camp 1Lt Vicente G. Alagar from Marawi City yesterday, October 25.

Composed of 99 police noncommissioned officers (PNCO) and eight officials, they arrived on board the Philippine National Police (PNP) trucks and were greeted by waving people on the roadside.

The RPSB-10 contingent were deployed to Marawi City on May 24, a day ISIS-inspired extremists occupied the city.

Of the 107 policemen, five incurred minor injuries and wounds.

PRO-10 regional director Chief Superintendent Timoteo Pacleb said the heroism and gallantry showed by his men deserve recognition.

Pacleb led the pinning of “Medalya ng Kagalingan” to the 107 policemen.

“We congratulate them for coming back safe and complete,” Pacleb said.

The 107 policemen will undergo two days of stress debriefing to check their condition and will be given another seven days break.

“Two days ilang stress debrieing sa health service to check their medical condition then ilang huna-huna and perception kung ok ba then tagaan sila 7 days nga break,” Superintendent Lemuel Gonda, PRO-10 spokesperson said.

Gonda said the activity at the Camp Alagar yesterday was also highlighted by a marriage proposal of Police Officer 1 (PO1) Alexis Tagapulot to his girlfriend Angely Lowao.

“Nag-propose siya sa iyang girlfriend kay naa man ilang mga loved ones,”Gonda said.

“History ni sa PRO-10 kay first time nga dugay nga armed conflict unya wala ni silay uli-uli for five months,”Gonda added.