PNP intel chief cites 28 assets

by Anthony S. Allada
PHILIPPINE National Police – Intelligence Group (PNP-IG) director Chief Supt. Charles Calima cited 28 civilians who had contributed to the successful accomplishments of the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU), Davao region.
In a simple ceremony Saturday at the RIU 11 office on Candelaria Street, Ecoland here, Calima handed certificates of recognition to “Action Agents” for their bravery and dedication in helping the intelligence department of the PNP to effectively carry out its mission and vision.
“You have a very vital role in helping us not just to provide us intelligence information, but in actual successful operations during the year,” he said.
The PNP-IG is the counterpart of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) where both take charge of monitoring threat groups that may endanger national security.
For his part, RIU 11 chief Supt. Leonardo Felonia said that the intelligence community or the civilians are their partners in the arrest of most wanted persons in the region as well as the neutralization of terrorist members who were involved in bombings, not just in Mindanao but also in Metro Manila.
Felonia said one major operation resulted to the arrest of an Abu Sayyaf leader last month in Palimbang Sultan Kudarat, who has been the subject of a manhunt for over a decade, and the arrest of the mayor of Jose Abad Santos in Davao del Sur and members of so-called private armies or members of partisan armed group (PAG).