Former police chiefs join top cop challenge
THE Bangus Festival Top Cop Challenge on April 5 and 6 served as a homecoming for some of the former chiefs of police (COP )of Dagupan City.
They were joined by Mayor Belen Fernandez and other city officials at the Dagupan Practical Shooting Association (DPSA) firing range in Bonuan.
Dagupan’s chief of police, P/Supt. Christopher N. Abrahano, said the shooting competition did not only enhance the shooting skills of the police officers but promoted closer camaraderie among former chiefs of police of the city.
“Schools and universities have their own alumni homecoming, why not have our own homecoming, too, for former chiefs of police?” he said, “We came up with the Dagupan City Top Cop Challenge and what a better way to start the Bangus Festival than with a big bang,” Abrahano added.
Past COPs who joined the event were P/Director Manuel Barcena, P/Chief Supt. Noli G. Taliño, P/ Chief Supt. Francisco Manalo Jr. (retired), P/ Sr.Supt. Mariano Luis M. Verzosa Jr. (retired), P/ Supt. Ditz Quijardo (retired), and P/Supt. Romeo M. Caramat Jr.
Aside from the mayor, other officials who participated were City Councilors Alipio Serafin D. Fernandez, Redford Christian P. Erfe-Mejia, Jose Netu M. Tamayo, along with Ashok Vasandani and former Public Order and Safety Office (POSO) chief Robert Erfe-Mejia.
The Top Cop Challenge was sanctioned by the Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA) with eight stages at 175 rounds under three categories, namely, standard, production and classic. (CIO)
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