Marcos renames 8 PNP camps

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued proclamations naming and renaming at least eight camps and real properties utilized by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to honor former policemen who showed exemplary service, Malacañang said on Wednesday.

Proclamation 429, signed for the President by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on December 20, said it is fitting «to give honor to former servicemen who have shown patriotism, courage, and dedication in serving the country and the provinces to which they are assigned, and distinguished themselves in their service to the nation, by way of naming and renaming PNP facilities in their honor.»

Marcos named the donated lot to the PNP in Pasacao, Camarines Sur as Camp Brigadier General Ludovico Padilla Arejola; the donated lot to the PRO-5 as Camp Captain Salvador Jaucian del Rosario Sr.; and the Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office as Camp Colonel Juan Querubin Miranda.

The President also named the 50th Maneuver Company Regional Mobile Force Battalion 5 as Camp Police Max Jim Ramirez Tria, while he renamed the Camp Efigenio C Navarro, PRO Mimaropa Headquarters as Camp Brigadier General Efigenio C. Navarro.

On the other hand, Proclamation 430 renames the Police Regional Office (PRO) 12 of General Santos City to Camp General Paulino T. Santos and the Biliran Police Provincial Office (PPO) as Camp Private Andres P. Dadizon, PRO8, respectively.

Also, the proclamation named the Camarines Sur 1st Provincial Mobile Force Company Headquarters Camp 2LT Carlos Rafael Paz Imperial, Police Regional Office 5.

The Palace pointed to Section 2 of Republic Act 10086, or the «Strengthening People's Nationalism through Philippine History Act,» which «strengthens people's nationalism, love of country, and respect for its heroes and pride for people's accomplishments» as the basis for the issuance of the circulars.