Police recruit gets citation for honesty
A POLICE recruit has been rewarded with letter of commendation from the Landbank of the Philippines (LBP) after he returned the P20,000 cash an automated teller machine (ATM) along C.M. Recto Avenue, Davao City, dispensed just as he was about to insert his card.
Landbank officer Jojo Alcover handed the letter of commendation to Police Officer 1 (PO1) Clarc BrifaMANILA nyl D. Saraum at the Police Regional Office (PRO) in Davao Region, Camp Quintin Merecido, Catitipan in Davao City yesterday.
Saraum, 24, who hails from Digos City and temporarily staying in Sasa District in this city, is undergoing police training under the Regional Special Training Unit of the PRO 11. He is currently assigned at Sasa Police Station, Davao City.
PRO 11 spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz said the action of the trainee to return the cash to the owner serves as one of the best practices of the region in maintaining the trust and confidence of the people to honest policemen.
"A public servant [like PO1 Saraum] is worthy to emulate and be given recognition. We appreciate and recognized the honesty and laudable effort of our personnel to return this to the best interest of the owner and the bank," Driz said.
Saraum, in a separate interview, said he was about to insert his card to an LBP ATM machine on C.M. Recto Avenue on
July 1, Sunday, when the ATM machine dispensed the P20,000 cash.
"Tinignan ko muna yung paligid kasi baka naman yung may-ari ng pera andiyan lang. Nung wala naman akong nakita, kinuha ko yung pera at resibo saka ko ni report agad sa security ng Landbank para magawan ng report," Saraum said.
Saraum did not return the money to the security guard and instead reported this to the Regional Services Training Unit (RSTU) head Supt. Arnold Dugas. Then the office coordinated with the LBP on July 2, Monday, to trace the owner of the cash.
After the Landbank verified the owner of the cash, the police recruit along with his supervisor and colleague returned the P20,000 cash to the bank. Saraum was then recognized and rewarded with letter of commendation