P N P News Release No. 06-1015 |
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PNP HONORS OUTSTANDING POLICEWOMEN President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will present the "Kabalikat" trophy and the PNP Medalya ng Katangitanging Gawa (PNP Outstanding Achievement Medal) to the Ten Outstanding Policewomen of the Philippines during awards ceremony in Malacañang today. The Ten Outstanding Policewomen of the Philippines 2006 were chosen among a field of candidates from the different PNP units and offices around the country. The annual TOWP Awards has been a project of the Zonta Club of Makati Paseo de Roxas since 2002 which gives due recognition to deserving policewomen for outstanding accomplishments in the police service in the fields of special operations, criminalistics, police community relations, investigation, and administrative management. PNP Chief, Director General Oscar C Calderon said the TOPWP Awards is a fitting tribute to the role of Filipino women in law enforcement, and gives emphasis on the policy of gender equality in the police service wherein some nine percent of personnel are women. "This goes to show that law enforcement is not exclusively a male domain. There are specialized police functions that are better accomplished by female personnel. And this is where policewomen excel over their male counterparts," Calderon said. The TOPWP 2006 awardees are: Aside from the medal and trophy, the awardees will also receive cash prizes from the Zonta Club of Makati Paseo de Roxas, and a gun from the Arms Corporation of the Philippines.
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