Gov. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo declared the whole province in mourning days after eight police officers, one of them already retired, died in a road crash in Purok 11 of Naawan town, Misamis Oriental on Saturday. | via Richel Umel/PDI
“We join the Philippine National Police in mourning the death of eight police officers from our province who lost their lives in an accident on February 11. We lost our heroes,” Dimaporo said in a statement.Col. Isaias Bacurnay Jr., chief of the Lanao del Norte Police Provincial Office, said the flag would be flown at half staff during the flag-raising ceremony on Monday in honor of the “fallen heroes.
Of the 29 wounded, 16 were already discharged from hospitals in Iligan City, Misamis Oriental, and Cagayan de Oro City, where they were confined, while 13 others were still being treated.The three civilians still being treated at the hospitals include the cargo truck helper Fairodin Omar Robia and Raul Ampoyo Maghoyop, the driver of the Nissan van transporting the police officers.
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