ORMOC CITY, Philippines — Senior Insp. Shevert Alvin Machete, chief of the City Police Station One, was recently conferred with his second "Medalya ng Kagalingan" for the arrest of three suspects in two separate robberies early this year, two of whom were killed while allegedly trying to escape.
Machete earlier got the same medal for the arrest of the so-called Igorot Acetylene Gang last Christmas Day.
Also cited this time were SPO4 Tomas Serrano, PO3 Cesar Darius Gorbo, PO3 Rudy Maglasang, PO2 Ariel Villamor, PO2 Diosdado Albarillo, PO2 Edwin Jao, PO1 Emanuel Parac, and PO1 Cristituto Nanoy.
They escorted the two arrested suspects in leading the police to the alleged mastermind of the robbery. The suspects however jumped out of the police car to escape but were gunned by the policemen when they tried to resist.