Reelected Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Tuesday exhorted the city’s prosecutors, judges and police officers to “fight the good fight so that goodness, justice and equality may prevail” during an awarding ceremony to honor outstanding prosecutors and police.
Estrada praised the Manila prosecutors, police and judges for their firm stand in protecting the people and giving justice to the oppressed while providing due process to the offenders.
He urged the officials to “stay the course. When you know you are doing the right thing, keep on doing it and you will win the day.”
Estrada honored the awardees, saying the prosecutors and judges dispense justice with utmost probity and impartiality, while the police are tireless in keeping the peace in the streets and elsewhere in Manila.
The mayor said he expects the usual cooperation and assistance from these officials as he begins his second term as mayor of Manila on June 30.
Estrada was assisted by Chief Supt. Rolando Nana, MPD director, Atty. Edward Serapio, secretary of the mayor, and Atty. Jay Flaminiano, city legal officer during the ceremony held at the New World Hotel in Ermita, Manila.
The outstanding Manila Police District personnel are: P/Supt. Antonietto Eric Mendoza, Supt. Albert Barot, Senior Inspector Gilbert C. Cruz, Senior Inspector Alfredo Agbuya, SPO4 Ferdinand Espino, SPO4 Julio Salvador Toledo, PO3 Eric Casuncad, PO3 Bernardo Cayabyab, Clara Susan Castillo, and Jesusana Asia.
The Outstanding Prosecutors are Marilou Tejada-Villanueva, Nevic Adolfo, Rocille Aquino-Tambasacan, Magnolia Gonzales, Connie Alvaro Dimaculangan, while named Outstanding MTC Judges were Ma. Maureen Concepcion-Dy, Carissa Anne Manook-Frondozo, Anne Perpetual Rivera-Sia, Carolina De Jesus-Esguerra and Ma. Christina De Pio Lim and Outstanding RTC judges were Reynaldo Alhambra, Jean Marie Bacorro Villena, Dinnah Aguila-Topacio, Virgilio Alameda, Emma Young and Armando Yanga.