PAGADIAN
CITY (Jan. 8, 2019) - The Police Regional Office 9 commemorated
the 30th death anniversary of two great police officers through wreath-laying
ceremonies and traditional 21-gun salute in Camp Gen. Eduardo Batalla and Camp Col.
Romeo Abendan, Zamboanga City on January 7, 2018.
Police Senior Superintendent Narciso B
Verdadero, Deputy Regional Director Operations (DRDO) spearheaded the
wreath-laying ceremony of the late Gen. Eduardo Batalla at the Camp Gen.
Eduardo Batalla, RT Lim Boulevard, Cawa-Cawa, Zamboanga City at 7:00 AM, attended
by personnel of PRO9 and Regional Supports Units.
Meanwhile, Police Senior Superintendent
Christopher C Birung, Regional Chief Directorial Staff (RCDS) led the wreath
lying ceremony of the late Col. Romeo A. Abendan at Camp Romeo Abendan,
Zamboanga City at 7:30 AM, attended by Mrs. Gloria Abendan and personnel of
PRO9 and PNP Special Action Forces.
The PRO9 cited the heroic act of late
Col. Abendan and Gen. Batalla as they sacrificed their own lives in the name of
peace. They had shown an example of heroism and valor.
Mrs. Gloria Abendan, the widow of the
late Col. Romeo A Abendan, expressed her heartfelt thanks to the men and women
of PRO9 for always remembering and acknowledging the heroism made by her late
husband.
It can be recalled that on January 5,
1989, Gen. Eduardo Batalla, commander of the Philippine Constabulary in Western
Mindanao and his chief of staff Col. Abendan, along with five other people were
taken hostage by discharged policemen and soldiers led by Patrolman Rizal Alih in
Batalla’s own office at the Recom-9 Headquarters (now Camp Batalla) in RT Lim
Boulevard, Cawa-Cawa, Zamboanga City.
The unfortunate mutiny led to the death
of 19 people including the two top officers when the release negotiation
failed. (By JONG CADION with PRO9 PIO PR and photos)
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