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The hostage-taker of foreigner-packed tourist bus in Manila Monday is a bemedalled police officer who is just months away from his mandatory retirement from the police service, records from the Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed.

A record from the PNP-Directorate for Police Records and Management (DPRM) obtained by the Manila Bulletin/TEMPO revealed that Senior Inspector Reynaldo del Rosario Mendoza obtained a total of 17 police service medals and a commendation for excellent job performance.

Among them are the Medalya ng Papuri, PNP Badge of Honor, Medalya ng Kasanayan, Medalya ng Kagalingan and Medalya ng Paglilingkod.

Mendoza is expected to bow out of police service on January 10, 2011 when he will reach the mandatory retirement age of 56.

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