Honest police official returns P100,000 cash to bank in Koronadal

Police Inspector Rafael Banggay Jr. of the Regional Police Community Relations Division (RPCRD-12) made everyone proud of him when he returned the P100,000 excess cash he withdrew from a bank in Koronadal City on January 15, 2015. His story is now making some waves in social media.

According to reports, PInsp Rafael Banggay Jr went to Land Bank Koronadal City branch on Thursday morning and encashed his check for P100,000.

PInsp Rafael Banggay Jr.  (Photo from Facebook)

"I saw the money while being counted by the bank's counting machine, so I was confident the teller handed me P100,000 cash", the honest police official recalled in an interview at a local radio station.

It was only after he left the bank that he discovered that the actual amount the teller handed him was P200,000.

He first proceeded to General Santos City to report for work and immediately called up a relative working in the said bank to report about the incident. PInsp Rafael Banggay Jr. works as an Admin Officer of the Regional Police Community Relation Division.

Afterwards, Banggay met with the bank manager and the teller where he turned over the P100,000 cash.The teller have expressed gratitude to Banggay and was very thankful for his honesty.

Meanwhile, netizens have lauded the honest police official and cited him as a model to be emulated by other policemen in the country.