Ingking earns his first general star

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

WHILE most lovers celebrated Valentine’s Day last Feb. 14, for Ens Gorgonio Ingking Sr. and his wife Alicia it was much deeper than that as they witnessed the conferment ceremony of their third child, Edgardo, with the rank insignia of one-star general at the PNP Star Officer’s Lounge in Camp Crame.

The ceremony, which was made after President Benigno Aquino III signed the promotion of Chief Supt. Ingking last Feb. 3, was led by Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome.

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In his acceptance speech, General Ingking attributed his promotion to his parents, his wife Marlene and his children.

First star. Chief Supt. Edgardo Ingking was all smiles during the pinning of his one star general insignia led by Philippine National Police Chief Nicanor Bartolome (left). Also in photo are Ingking’s wife Marlene (third from left) and his parents Ens Gorgonio Sr. (right) and Alicia (second from right). (contributed foto)

A graduate of the Philippine Military Academy Batch 1982, the high-ranking police official started as a Philippine Navy officer and was on sea duty aboard four Navy and two Coast Guard ships for five years.

He was then appointed as assistant station commander of Cebu Coast Guard Station in 1986 to 1987 before his assignment as a station commander of Ormoc in 1987 to 1989.

In 1991, he moved to join the police force as the chief of the Organization and Training Section in Camp Crame.

Maritime

From 1992 to 1996, General Ingking was designated as chief of operations and investigation of the Maritime District 7 based in Cebu.

After his stint at the Maritime 7, he became the Maritime Police Station chief in Bohol. He held the post until 1998.

In 1999, he was promoted as Maritime Office 7 chief and served the post until 2001.

He went back to Camp Crame in 2001 but did not stay there for long after he was designated as the deputy chief of the Regional Plans and Operations Division of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 7.

By 2002, General Ingking went back to his home province of Bohol and served as assistant provincial director for a year before he became the Tagbilaran City chief of police in 2003.

He also became chief of PRO 7’s Community Relations Division as well as Mandaue City
Police Office chief in 2004.

Tourist police

During his stint as director of the Bohol Provincial Office in Camp Dagohoy from 2007 to 2009, General Ingking was highly regarded for creating the Tourist Police and the Special Weapons and Tactics Team.

He also made the police work closer to the people through the Panaghiusa Project.
At present, he is based in Camp Crame as the executive officer–Directorate for Integrated Police Operations for Eastern Mindanao.

In his 30 years of service, General Ingking received medals, awards and commendations
that included the “Medalya ng Pambihirang Paglilingkod (PNP Special Service Medal)” from the chief of the PNP in 2008.

He also served the United Nations (UN) International Peacekeeping Mission in 2005 as policy adviser to the UN Police Commission and the commander of the PNP contingent to the UN Mission in Liberia.