Lapu-Lapu rewards 8 cops with medals

CEBU, Philippines - The Lapu-Lapu City council has approved a proposed resolution giving recognition to eight policemen for the arrest of a drug pusher in Burungan, Eastern Samar last March.

Mayor Arturo Radaza himself bestowed a “Medal of Merit” to each of the policemen. It was Radaza who endorsed to the city council the giving of honors to the policemen.

Council Resolution No. 2445-2010 reads: “A resolution congratulating P/SSupt. Mariano Natu-el Jr., P/SInsp. Ceferino Tabay Jr., P/SInsp. Joeson Parallag., P?CInsp. Gerald Suquib, SPO4 Rex Cabrera, SPO1 Arnel Vender, PO1 Michael Rubia and PO1 Francisco Rustia, all of Lapu-lapu City Police Office for being awarded the Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Medal of Merit)”

Radaza, a former policeman, said the awards were given in recognition of the excellent performance of the recipient policemen in the campaign against illegal drugs.

Close to P6 million worth of cocaine was seized by operatives of the Regional Intelligence Division (RID) 7 of the Police Regional Office 7, with the Lapu-Lapu City police taking part in the operation.

The operation seized 12 packs of cocaine but the operatives conducted a follow-up operation where they seized one more kilo of cocaine in Borongan, Eastern Samar.

Vedasto Jubahid Corsiga, 53, was arrested in a buy-bust operation inside a food chain in Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City, with 12 medium packs of cocaine were seized

Corsiga, a native of Tubigon town in Bohol, at first refused to identify the source of the drugs, claiming the cocaine was only “delivered” to him by a courier sent by his “source” who only communicated to him through the cellular phone.