The City of Mati Bureau of Fire Protection now has a new Fire Marshal in the person of Sr. Insp. Esequil May-os Tabon.

The 28-year old Tabon replaced Sr. Insp. Christian B. Cena, who is now the Provincial Fire Marshal of the Province of Davao Oriental.

Sr. Insp. Tabon was born on March 11, 1991 in Sagpat Kibungan, Benguet. He is the son of Cebiro L. Tabon and Feleciana M. Tabon.

He first studied Bachelor of Science in Industrial Technology at the University of Baguio.

But he graduated at the Philippine National Police Academy in 2016 with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Public Safety.

He passed the Civil Service Commission Fire Officer Examination in 2016 with a rating of 89.20% and the Career Service Professional Eligibility with a rating of 81.19% on the same year.

Before Mati, Tabon served as Fire Inspector/Chief for Operations and Station Commander of the Bureau of Fire Protection XI Davao City Fire District, Central Fire Station from January 2018 to January 16, 2020. (CIO MATI)