Oct. 25,201 Abendan Is Southern Leyte's Lone LEE Passer For Police Inspector by Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City,Southern Leyte- PO2 Ronnie Estrada Abendan, 27 years old,son of form er Army Officer Rudnie H. Abendan and Gleceria Estrada-Abendan of bgry. Ibarra, here,is Southern Leyte's lone Lateral Entry Exam passer for Police Inspector out of 5 takers police officers from this province and is No. 6 in overall 20 passe rs here in Region 8(Leyte and Samar). This was the disclosure of the elder Abendan in an interview with this news writer/news blogger at his working place during his duty. Of a total 101 takers police officers,14 were PO2s, 5 SPO1s and only 1 SPO2 whose Lateral Entry examination was held on July 26,2011 at PNP regional Polic e office-7 in Jones Avenue,Cebu City. The 5 LEE takers comprised 3 from Maasin City and 2 in Panaon-Pacific areas. Abendan s No. 6 position as passing taker has an average rating of 77.95% and with an average rank seniority experience of 11.50% as records show. He has 5 years l ength of service. The senior Abendan informed that before any police officer who wants to take the Lateral Entry exam,an applicant should be a criminology graduate and a board passer. Length of service is at least 4 years with a rank of PO2. He claimed that his first-born son was an academic scholar at the Saint Jose ph College during his college days taking up a course in criminology. In 2005 to 2006,right after his graduation at his Alma Mater,he underwent a 6 months polic e training in Tacloban City where he's Top 1 in his batch. From July 2010 up to December 2010,the younger Abendan has again took a trai ning in criminal investigation .In this particular endeavor, his father said,he also grabbed the Top 1 status among his colleagues in the profession. Because of his good track records,Police Superintendent Pepito M. Pacada as signed him at the Provincial Police Office's investigation section located at Camp Alfredo Bantug in brgy. Canturing,this city. The elder Abendan further revealed that after the 20 Lateral Entry Exam pass ers took their oath of office this coming Oct.24,2011 at the PNP-R8 Headquarters in Palo,Leyte, they shall be going to Bacolod City for another 6 months trainin g in line with their individual promotion as Police Inspectors to be assigned in different areas in Leyte and Samar. He elucidated that Bacolod was chosen by the PNP hierarchy as the place wher e other LEE passers from various places and regions in the Visayas area would co nverge for the above-mentioned overall 6 months training. The names of the 20 LEE passers with their respective average ratings were th e following police officers: 1) PO2 Lope I. Cebreros,111-ORLS-79.51%; 2) SPO1 Ro nald A. Puso-ORIDMD-78.92%; 3) PO2 Reynaldo L. Rollo-SPPO-78.62%; 4) PO2 Sheryll e T. Sumalbag-ORD-78.45%; 5) SPO1 Romulo Ritz M. Renomeron-LPPO-78.31%; 6)PO2 Ro nnie E. Abendan-SLPPO-77.95%; 7) PO2 Analiza C. Catilogo-ORPHRDD-76.91%; 8)PO2 J im D. Balase-NSPPO-76.79%; 9)SPO2 Lloyd B.Lagrimas-NSPPO-76.43%; 10)SPO1Kerwin S . Sevillano-LPPO-76.36%; 11)SPO1 Arturo A. Salvacion,Jr.-ORID-75.57%; 12)SPO1 Ne il Fernando M. Cerdena-LPPO-74.91%; 13)PO2 Rommel D. Quinio-SPPO-73.86%; 14)PO2 Alexander B.Joaquin-TCPO-73.83%; 15)PO2 Kim Wendell P. Montilla-ORIO-73.13%; 16) PO2 M ichael M. Duran-TCPO-72.33%; 17)PO2 Chamberline B. Ludevise-OCPO-72.08%; 1 8)PO2 Darwin D. Dalde-LPPO-71.83%; 19)PO2 Joselito T. Tabada-LPPO-71.23%; 20)PO2 Dennis N. Gatela-LPPO-70.28%.(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)