2 cops from INPPO to get nat’l awards

LAOAG CITY (Aug. 3) – Two cops from the Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office (INPPO) are among the awardees in the coming 116th Police Service Anniversary on August 9, 2017 in Camp Crame.

Senior Police Officer 4 (SPO4) Harold Nicolas and PO2 Jhan Lay Apostol were named as the “Best Junior and Senior police non-commissioned officers”, respectively.

SPO4 Nicolas, who has been in the police service for almost two decades, is currently with the Laoag City Police Station.

He has been in the forefront in the anti-illegal drugs operations and other anti-criminality campaign as the city’s intelligence officer.

PO2 Apostol is currently a police investigator at the San Nicolas Police Station. He hails from Dingras, Ilocos Norte.

SPO4 Nicolas and PO2 Apostol will personally receive the their awards from Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and PNP Chief Supt. Rolando “Bato” De la Rosa, it was learned. (tsg)