By ANGELINE VALENCIA
Representing the legacy of the greatest Filipino warrior, Francisco Dagohoy, a monument stands tall at the entrance of Camp Dagohoy, as if a reminder to the provincial police force of a mandate so tall, only noble men can sustain.
Coinciding with the Labor Day and Tagbilaran City fiesta celebrations on May 1, Governor Erico Aumentado and Provincial Police Director Edgardo Ingking unveiled the monument of Francisco Dagohoy- -the Boholano hero who waged the longest revolt against the Spaniards in 1744 to 1829.
Aumentado noted that for so many years already, Camp Francisco Dagohoy never had any symbol that gave tangible honor to the Boholano hero whom the police headquarters was named after.
“Today is a historic day for PNP-Bohol, and the province as well, for so long a time this camp has been dedicated to the memory of the foremost Boholano warrior, Francisco Dagohoy, did not have a monument of a man who led the longest rebellion in the country,†Aumentado said.
Cebu-based Philippine National Police Regional Director Federico Terte was supposed to be the guest of honor in the ceremony, but he failed to catch up with the schedule of the fastcraft to Tagbilaran City.
PNP Provincial Director Edgardo Ingking, instead, read a copy of his message sent through fax to the Bohol Police Provincial Office, during the program.
Assisting Aumentado and Ingking in the unveiling ceremony were Center for Culture and Arts Development Head Enriqueta Butalid and Provincial Board Member Ma. Fe Lejos- -chairperson of the Provincial Board Committee on Peace and Order.
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