“PNP WOUNDED PERSONNEL MEDAL” CONFERRED TO SORSOGON POLICE OFFICER

News Release

PO1 Jose B. Caspe (photo by:SPPO)

SORSOGON CITY (December 23) – Police Senior Superintendent Victor Pelota Deona, Deputy Regional Director for Administration of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Region V, yesterday, December 22, awarded “PNP Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting” (PNP Wounded Personnel Medal) to Police Officer I Jose B. Caspe who showed courage in hounding two armed individuals suspected to be selling illegal drugs in the town of Irosin, Sorsogon on December 18, 2010.

(photo courtesy: SPPO)

Present during the conferment were PNP Sorsogon Provincial Director PSSupt. Heriberto O. Olitoquit, family of PO1 Caspe, Sorsogon Provincial Police Office personnel and members of media who covered the event, 10:00AM, at the Sorsogon Medical Mission Group (popularly known as SorDoc) Hospital in Sorsogon City where Caspe was confined.

"The activity is tendered in recognition of Caspe’s outstanding courage displayed in responding to his service in our fight against criminal elements," PD Olitoquit said.

It can be noted that PO1Caspe sustained a gunshot wound during a hot pursuit operation together with members of the Police Intelligence Service (PIS) of Sorsogon Police Provincial Office (SPPO) and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Brgy. Gabao, Irosin town, Sorsogon, about 5:45 in the afternoon of Dec. 18.

The successful police operation and the enormous courage demonstrated by PO1Caspe resulted to the arrest of the two suspects identified as Corporal Rommel Gavino y Valdez of the 83^rd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army based in Catanduanes and one Rigoberto Atienza y Falcon, resident of Nabua, Camarines Sur as well as resulted to the recovery of one (1) Cal.45, one (1) Cal.38 handguns and seven (7) sachets believed to contain shabu.

PSSupt Victor Deona confers the award to PO1 Caspe.

“We believe that the sacrifices and valor shown by Caspe in doing his duty to maintain and promote peace and order in the community will serve as inspiration to be emulated not only by the police force but by every civil servant with the strong desire and sincerity to serve the larger community,” said Olitoquit. (Bennie A. Recebido, PIA Sorsogon/SPPO)