THE Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) has awarded the security guard who almost lost his job for helping someone in need.
Colonel Ireneo Dalogdog, CCPO director, gave Dean Cueno of Malaking Ibong Bughaw Security Services Inc. a certificate of appreciation during the flag ceremony at the police headquarters on Monday morning, July 10, 2023.
According to the police official, Cueno didn’t hesitate to leave his post to assist John Mark Barrientos, a collector for a remittance firm, last July 4.
Barrientos was heading to Mandaue City when the zipper of his backpack broke, letting money bills fly out into the air and land on the viaduct of the South Road Properties.
Cueno tried to prevent bystanders from taking the money lying on the ground.
Cueno said the initial plan to fire him has been shelved. However, he was placed on floating status after he was told not to return to his post at the Cebu-Cordoval Link Expressway (CCLEX).
He said the security firm told him they will assign him to another post once there is a vacancy.
“Wala pako nila hatagi og pwesto kay ang ilang client diri sa Cebu ang CCLEX lang ug sa may Ramos dapit (They have yet to assign me to a new post since their only clients in Cebu are the CCLEX and another one in Ramos),” he said.
Cueno said he will return to his hometown in Cebu Province until then.
However, when Colonel Dalogdog got wind of Cueno’s situation, he coordinated with the Regional Civil Security Unit in Central Visayas to help the latter apply at another security agency.
Dalogdog said Cueno deserved all the praise for going out on a limb to help a fellow man.(AYB, PJB)