Manila, Oct. 9 -- he Regional Development Council in Caraga Region (RDC-Caraga) on Tuesday recognized the "selfless dedication and exemplary contributions" of Brig. Gen. Gilberto Cruz, the former regional director of the Police Regional Office-Caraga. During its 4th Quarter Council Meeting, the council recognized Cruz for the accomplishments of PRO-Caraga during his tenure, including the recovery of 164 bricks of cocaine valued at over PHP1 billion, considered the biggest recovery of illegal drugs in the entire country. Cruz was also cited for the confiscation of 949 grams of shabu and 287,630 grams of marijuana. He was also recognized for the conduct of several outreach programs in insurgency-affected areas that benefited more than 120,000...