PNP shooting tournament nets P2M for cops’ housing

MANILA, Philippines - The recently concluded Chief PNP Cup Shooting Tournment held at Clark Field in Pampanga had raised P2 million for the Pulis Gawad Kalinga Special Housing Project for police personnel. PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Avelino I Razon Jr said the fund-raiser event, which is the biggest practical shooting competition of the year, was supported by over 700 local and foreign shooters who participated in the six-day, 24-stage shooting tournament sanctioned by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC). "This support by the international practical shooting community to the PNP Housing Program will go a long way in boosting the morale of our policemen and inspiring them to perform better," Razon said. Organizers of the tournament will formally turnover the proceeds of the shooting competition to the PNP Housing Board chaired by Deputy Director General Jesus A. Verzosa at the traditional Monday flag-raising ceremony on Monday in Camp Crame. Twenty-seven PNP teams vied for top honors in the individual and team events in the handgun, shotgun and rifle divisions. The overall PNP Team Competition title was won by the Manila Police District (MPD) while the National Headquarters (NHQ) and Special Action Force (SAF) settled for 1st and 2nd runners-up honors, respectively. The Police Regional Office 5 team from Bicol blasted at steel targets with their scatterguns for the Team Championship in the Shotgun event, while marksmen of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) cleared six simulated close-quarter-battle stages to win the Rifle Team event. The shooting squad of Police Regional Office 11 led by Chief Superintendent Andres G Caro II won the championship title in the Team-vs-Team event. SPO4 Anthony Sy of the Manila Police District (MPD) emerged as champion in the Handgun Production Division, while Chief Insp. Lito Patay of Police Regional Office 11 won the championship title in the PNP Standard Handgun category. Also victorious in the competition were SSupt Noel Constantino and Supt Michael John Dubria, who won the PNP Standard Shotgun and Standard Manual Shotgun divisions, respectively. Superintendent Ronald Dela Rosa snagged the championship title in the individual Open Rifle Division, while SPO1 Alnil Lepasana won the Standard Rifle Division. The awarding ceremony will also be held Monday during the flag-raising ceremony. - GMANews.TV