MetroBriefs

Ceremony honoring cop couple postponed

The awarding of a commendation to a police couple who were injured in a shootout with motorcycle-riding men in Manila did not push through on Monday because the official who was supposed to give the citation was absent. Chief Superintendent Antonio Decano, Northern Police District (NPD) chief, was to hand over the commendation to Senior Police Officer 1 Jerome Jalla, who also represented his wife, Julie, during Monday’s flag ceremony at the NPD headquarters in Caloocan City. “The district director is attending an important meeting at Camp Crame now, and since he wanted to personally give the citation, we will have to put the awarding on hold,” Supt. Ferdinand del Rosario, public information officer, told the Inquirer. He added that the ceremony would probably take place “within the week.” Jalla and his wife were wounded in a shootout with three armed men in Sta. Cruz, Manila, on December 3.—Kristine Felisse Mangunay

Orientation for dentistry trainees set

The Philippine College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (PCOMS) will hold the orientation for prospective trainees for the ninth batch of its training program in Hospital Dentistry with Minor Oral Surgery on December 14 at 6 p.m., Room 304, De los Santos/STI Medical Center on E. Rodriguez Ave., Quezon City. Applicants are requested to bring their curriculum vitae, 2” x 2” photo and letter of intent to the PCOMS training program. They may call 7232447, 7230041 (local 301 or 304) for inquiries.

Youth summit vs smoking held

Caloocan Mayor Enrico Echiverri and Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas president Councilor Ricojudge “RJ” Echiverri led the recent Caloocan Youth Summit, which aims to eradicate smoking in Metro Manila. The mayor said the youth summit, held on December 7, served as an opportunity to highlight the harmful effects of smoking on one’s health. Among the participants were Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino; Dr. Maricar Limpin, executive director of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Alliance; lawyer Rowena Daroy-Morales of University of the Philippines College of Law Foundation; Romela Cruz, education program supervisor of the Caloocan City Schools Division; and Dr. Loida Alzona, project director for the enforcement of the Smoke Free Environment Policy.