10/06/2026
LOOK: In line with the PNP Focused Agenda on Enhanced-Managing Police Operations, under the leadership of PBGEN ROGELIO Z RAYMUNDO, JR, Director, PNP-EOD/K9 Group, and under the supervision of PMAJ JAYSON V MACADANGDANG, Officer-in-Charge, RECU 12, personnel of the GenSan City EOD and Canine Unit (CECU), together with RECU 11 personnel, successfully deployed and operationalized Search and Rescue Dogs (SARDs) for a Search and Rescue/Retrieval Operation at the Savemore Building, Barangay Calumpang, General Santos City.
In ex*****on of the Incident Command System (ICS) "Savemore Incident" plan to locate two missing individuals, the joint RECU 12 and RECU 11 team operated alongside the General Santos City Local Government Unit, South Cotabato Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), BFP 12, PRO12, AFP, Phil Coast Guard, and MMDA. The joint team deployed Search and Rescue Dogs (SARDs) "Pruds" and "Shanks" across designated sectors. SARD "Pruds" successfully cleared Sector 4, while SARD "Shanks" gave a positive indication in Sectors 2 and 3, corroborating prior PCG K9 alerts and prompting the Incident Management Team (IMT) to position heavy equipment for focused retrieval operations.
Following the alert, both SARDs were placed on standby awaiting further instructions, with no untoward incidents reported despite minor aftershocks.
This successful joint deployment underscores our strengthened operational readiness in disaster response and our commitment to maintaining a secure environment, safe from all threats.