SPOT PROMOTION. Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas (left) says in a press conference Monday (April 15, 2024) that a recognition ceremony is set for Capt. Luis de Luna Jr. (rightmost) of the Alitagtag Municipal Police Station following the seizure of some PHP13.3 billion worth of shabu at a checkpoint in Barangay Pinagkurusan. Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (3rd from left) gave De Luna a spot promotion. (PNA photo by Pot Chavez)
BATANGAS CITY – The provincial government of Batangas is set to honor the police officer who led the team that managed to seize the largest single shipment of shabu in the country's history.
Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas said a recognition ceremony will be held for Capt. Luis de Luna, Jr. on April 22 after he led the confiscation of two tons of shabu worth PHP13.3 billion at a checkpoint in Barangay Pinagkurusan, Alitagtag on Monday afternoon.
Mandanas’ office will also commend the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) for a job well done.
Mandanas said a plaque of recognition and financial reward will be given to De Luna, who was given a spot promotion by DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. during a press briefing.
“This is the biggest drug bust in the history of the country,” Abalos said.
Mandanas said staff and officials of the DILG, PNP and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency are “great agents of the national government, under the leadership of the President (Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr).”
The governor said the drug bust showed that the campaign against illegal drugs is being implemented “not only in words, but most especially in acts that are lawful.”
For his part, De Luna Jr. expressed his gratitude for the recognition given to him by the DILG and the provincial government.
“On behalf of Alitagtag MPS (Municipal Police Station), it just reflects my view on determination and dedication to my work. That is because our faith in God is our weapon in our daily service to the people,” he said. (PNA)
