SENIOR Superintendent Joel Doria, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, is named finalist in the Country's Outstanding Police Office Officers in Service (Cops) of the 2017 Metrobank Foundation Outstanding Filipinos Search.
The other finalists are Senior Police Officer 1 Steven Salaya of Iloilo City Police Office, Police Officer 3 Shiela May Pansoy of Digos City Police Station, Police Chief Inspector Rosalino Ibay Jr. of the Manila Police District, Police Senior Inspector Dennis Ebsolo of Cagayan De Oro City Police Office, and Police Superintendent Olivia Sagaysay of Sta. Mesa Police Station (City of Manila).
Doria was transferred from the National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) to CCPO in July last year.
There are 16 other finalists for outstanding teachers and soldiers.
In a press statement, the 20 finalists will undergo final judging stage of the competition on July 28 and July 29 at the Metrobank Plaza in Makati City.
The finalists for Search of Outstanding Teachers (SOT) are Jennifer Rojo of Neogan Elementary School (Tagaytay City); Arlynia Albaytar of Cabagnan Elementary School (Legazpi City); Catherine Lucero of Lemery Pilot Elementary School (Lemery, Batangas); Dr. Venus Alboruto of Surigao City National High School (Surigao City); Leopoldo Brizuela, Jr. of Ligao National High School (Ligao City); Edgar Elago of Doña Rosario National High School (Tubay, Agusan del Norte); Dr. Alonzo Gabriel of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (Quezon City); and Dr. Esperanza Cabrera of De La Salle University (City of Manila).
For The Outstanding Philippine Soldiers (TOPS), the finalists are: Senior Master Sergeant Rogelio Caacbay PA of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Education and Training, J8, AFP (Quezon City); Staff Sergeant Narding Pascual PA of 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division (San Nicolas, Agusan del Sur); Technical Sergeant Orbille Parker, Jr. PAF of the Office of the Inspector General (Quezon City); Lieutenant Colonel Zaldy Dioneda PN(M) of Philippine Marine Corps (Taguig City); Lieutenant Colonel Ricky Bunayog PA of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, 6th Infantry Division (Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao); and Lieutenant Colonel Elmer Suderio PA, of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, 1st Infantry Division (Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur). (KAL/VoxPop Cebu)