Shooting tilt raises P2M for cops’
homes for police GK housing project

THE recently concluded Chief PNP Cup Shooting Tournament in Clark Field, Pampanga raised P2 million for the Pulis Gawad Kalinga Special Housing Project for police personnel.

PNP chief Director General Avelino Razon said the fund-raising event, the biggest practical shooting competition of the year, drew over 700 local and foreign shooters who participated in the six-day, 24-stage shooting tournament sanctioned by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC).

"This support by the international practical shooting community to the PNP Housing Program will go a long way in boosting the morale of our policemen and inspiring them to perform better," Razon said.

Organizers of the tournament held in mid-April will formally turn over proceeds of the event to the PNP Housing Board chaired by Deputy Director General Jesus Verzosa in today’s flag-raising ceremony at Camp Crame.

Razon will also present top finishers their awards in the same ceremony.

Twenty-seven PNP teams vied for top honors in the individual and team events in the handgun, shotgun and rifle divisions. The Manila Police District bagged overall PNP team competition title while National Headquarters (NHQ) and Special Action Force (SAF) took first and second places, respectively.

Police Regional Office 5 team from Bicol blasted at steel targets with their scatterguns for the team championship in the Shotgun event, while marksmen of the National Capital Region Police Office cleared six simulated close-quarter-battle stages to win the Rifle Team event.

The shooting squad of Police Regional Office 11 led by Chief Supt. Andres Caro II won the championship title in the Team-vs-Team event.

Among those who emerged champions were MPD’s SPO4 Anthony Sy in the Handgun Production Division, PRO 11 Chief Insp Lito Patay in the Standard Handgun, Senior Supt. Noel Constantino and Supt. Michael John Dubria in the Standard Shotgun and Standard Manual Shotgun, respectively.