Kabayan party-list to honor cops who came to aid of MRT3 rider who lost arm

The Kabalikat ng Mamamayan (Kabayan) party-list on Sunday said it will honor the policemen who assisted the young woman who lost her arm in a freak accident in an MRT station last month.

In an emailed statement, Kabayan said it will honor Police Officer II Danilo Agustin and Police Officer I Ramil Almano for assisting Angeline Fernando, a rider at the Metro Rail Transit Line 3's Ayala station who fell on the tracks and whose arm was severed by a passing train on November 14.

According to Kabayan, both cops will receive a Kabayan Bayani Award Plaque, as well as a cash gift.

"Quick thinking, clear decisions, and calmness in a critical situation were in full display that day at the MRT 3. Those qualities exemplify what the Emergency Medical Services System bill (HB 4955) seeks to achieve," Kabayan Representative Ron Salo said.

A fellow passenger, medical intern Charleanne Jandic, came to Fernando's aid as well.

Thanks to the actions of Jandic and the police officers, Fernando's arm was later successfully reattached by doctors.

"Nakita ko babae, si Ms. Angeline, na nakahiga sa platform at nakahiwalay 'yung braso n'ya na nasa riles. Naghanap ako ng kahit anong panali. Binigay sa akin ni PSI Bate yung belt nya, 'yun ang ginamit kong panali as improvised tourniquet para maiwasan na maubusan ng dugo si Ms. Angeline," Agustin said.

"Kinuha ko vital signs ni Ms. Angeline, blood pressure. Tumulong ako maglagay ng swero sa pasyente. Nilinis ko po sugat nya at nilagyan natin ng dressing. Nilinis ko yung duguang binti at braso ng pasyente. Sinamahan ko sila hanggang makarating ng hospital," he added.

Agustin said that he was just doing his job.

"Ginawa po lamang natin yung trabaho po natin. Tumulong sa kapwa. Normal lang po ng gawin ng isang pulis sir. Salamat po natutuwa po ako at tinuturing po akong bayani ng mga tao po. Salamat po," he said. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/BM, GMA News