The MPD anniversary was actually on Jan. 9 but the celebration was moved to a later date as the Manila police was then busy securing the procession of the Black Nazarene.
Forty-nine individuals and non-government organizations received leadership awards, while three policewomen were given special awards.
The awardees were selected for their exceptional performance and outstanding contribution to the building of a more competent and responsive Manila police force, MPD director Senior Superintendent Danilo Abarzosa told The STAR.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director Gen. Oscar Calderon, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Reynaldo Varilla and Manila Mayor Lito Atienza extolled the accomplishments of the MPD in their individual speeches during the program.
Abarzosa said this year’s anniversary celebration was made simple and austere in deference to victims of various calamities that hit the country last year.
Leading the awardees is Senior Superintendent Edgar Danao, chief of the District Intelligence and Investigation Division (DIID), who was named Senior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year.
Other individual awardees are: Senior Inspector Rene de Jesus, chief of the Detective Beat Patrol Unit (Junior Police Commissioned Officer of the Year), Superintendent Ernesto Barlam, MPD’s Operations chief (Staff Officer of the Year), Superintendent Jimmy Tiu (Night Watch Officer of the Year), SPO4 Manuel Lao (Executive Senior Police Officer of the Year), Inspector Carol Macawile (Policewoman Commissioned Officer of the Year), PO2 Jaquelyn Patrimonio (Policewoman Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year), SPO2 Virgo Villareal, senior investigator of the Homicide section (Senior Police Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year), PO2 Conrado Juano (Junior Police Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year), and Thelma del Prado (Non-Uniformed Personnel of the Year).
The Meisic police station (PS 11) under Superintendent Bernardo Diaz was chosen as Best Police Station of the Year, while Superintendent Ricardo Layug of the Moriones police station was adjudged as Best Station Commander of the Year.
The Best Police Community Precinct Award went to Asuncion PCP (Station 2) under Chief Inspector Rolando Balasabas, while Inspector Eduardo Morata of Dagupan PCP (Station 2) received the Best PCP Commander of the Year.
The best district support went to the District Mobile Force Unit under Superintendent Edgar Alintog, while the best national support unit was awarded to the Scene of the Crime Operation (SOCO). SPO1 Juzemar Feleo received the award for Best Policewoman and Children’s Protection Desk Officer.