CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Eleven personnel of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera, including seven policewomen, were honored during the culminating program of National Women’s Month in this camp on March 25.

GUEST of honor and speaker businesswoman Marites Cardinez awards a medal to a policewoman during the culminating activity of National Women's Month in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet on March 25. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda)
Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera chief, together with businesswoman Marites Cardinez, guest of honor and speaker, handed out the awards.
They were Police Staff Sgt. Hazel Aldaca of the Abra Police Provincial Office and Corporal Phoebe Chumanao of the Benguet PPO, Medalya ng Kagalingan (PNP Medal of Merit);
Col. Vivian Paclibon, chief, Regional Information and Communication Technology Management Division, Medalya ng Ugnayang Pampulisya (PNP Relations Medal), for organizing successful outreach programs;
Capt. Linda Ayadi of the Baguio City Police Office for her conducting successful dental outreach program in Baguio;
Patrolwoman Harlyne Choycawen of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion-16 for facilitating the completion of the Bedbed E-Library Project in Mankayan, Benguet;
Patrolwoman Kanie Kayle Pallat of the RMFB-15 for completing the Barangay School project in Kabugao, Apayao;
Patrolwoman Pinky Tibaldo of the RMFB-15 for implementing Binnadang Cordillera 1 in Mountain Province;
Lt. Col. Jerry Haduca of the Regional Learning and Doctrine Development Division (RLDDD) the Medalya ng Kasanayan was awarded for promoting women's empowerment during his tenure as Deputy Provincial Director for Administration of the Benguet PPO.
Other awardees were Patrolwoman Crise Indammog of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Regional Field Unit 14; Senior Master Sgt. Dick Timbreza of the Abra PPO, and Corporal Jordan Palongyas of the Benguet PPO.