Representing the legacy of the greatest Filipino warrior, Francisco Dagohoy, a monument stands tall at the entrance of Camp Dagohoy , as if a reminder to the provincial police force of a mandate so tall, only noble men can sustain. Coinciding with the Labor Day and Tagbilaran City fiesta celebrations on May 1, Governor Erico Aumentado and Provincial Police Director Edgardo Ingking unveiled the monument of Francisco Dagohoy- -the Boholano hero who waged the longest revolt against the Spaniards in 1744 to 1829.

Aumentado noted that for so many years already, Camp Francisco Dagohoy never had any symbol that gave tangible honor to the Boholano hero whom the police headquarters was named after. “Today is a historic day for PNP-Bohol, and the province as well, for so long a time this camp has been dedicated to the memory of the foremost Boholano warrior, Francisco Dagohoy, did not have a monument of a man who led the longest rebellion in the country,” Aumentado said. Cebu-based Philippine National Police Regional Director Federico Terte was supposed to be the guest of honor in the ceremony, but he failed to catch up with the schedule of the fastcraft to Tagbilaran City .

PNP Provincial Director Edgardo Ingking, instead, read a copy of his message sent through fax to the Bohol Police Provincial Office, during the program. Assisting Aumentado and Ingking in the unveiling ceremony were Center for Culture and Arts Development Head Enriqueta Butalid and Provincial Board Member Ma. Fe Lejos- -chairperson of the Provincial Board Committee on Peace and Order. The blessing ceremony led by Fr. James Darunday followed. The monument's inscription cited Dagohoy “as steadfast defender of the freedom of his people for having led the country's longest revolt that spanned for 85 years”. It stated that “the monument was erected as a beacon of hope and inspiration of the police camp in promoting peace and order in the province”.

Aumentado urged PNP personnel “to sustain the memory of Dagohoy, not as a warrior in time of peace, but as guardians of peace and order”. Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy and Danao Mayor Thomas Louis Gonzaga, whose towns used to be where Dagohoy held base, also graced the event. Aumentado commended Gonzaga for also having a monument at Dagohoy Park in his town and for developing Dagohoy's camp base in the caves of barangay Magtangtang into Educational, Adventure and Tourism (EAT) site dubbed as EAT Danao. “I'm happy that Danao has chosen to immortalize not just with a monument in Dagohoy park but in safeguarding his headquarters in the caves of Magtangtang and that site is now the site of an Educational, Adventure and Tourism (EAT) site- -the EAT Danao,” Aumentado said

The governor also announced the provincial government's plan to tap what used to be Dagohoy's campsite- -the Cantakoy Falls that flows through a river traversing Danao and Inabanga as potential source of a 5.2-megawatt hydroelectric power plant to supplement the power consumption of the province. “In the forefront of this project is Sta. Clara Power Corporation with the Bohol Electric Cooperative, provincial government, and the towns of Inabanga and Danao pooling resources to develop that as source of hydroelecrtric power,” Aumentado said. The governor said he even expects Jumamoy and Gonzaga to lobby before their respective municipal councils, the passage of a resolution naming the project as Dagohoy Hydroelectric plant. The governor also cited the efforts of the people behind the concept of erecting a monument of the Boholano hero at Camp Dagohoy- -Ingking, Butalid, Bohol Association in Metro Manila, Incorporated (BAMMI) former president Tita Lapiz, Provincial Treasurer Eustaquio Socorin, Marianito Jose Luspo- -the one tasked to research on Francisco Dagohoy, and Rolando Paloso- -a local artist from Loon who sculptured the monument.

The monument stands right at the entrance of Camp Dagohoy between two Camagong trees, known for strength, to seemingly symbolize the Boholano hero's strength. Aumentado, in his speech, commended Ingking who had demonstrated the courage to wage a sweeping war against all forms of gambling, especially the illegal operation of swertres and cockfighting in the province. The governor said that if he only had his way he wanted to keep Ingking until he finishes his term in 2010, but that would deprive the police superintendent of a promotion in his next assignment as regional police director of Cordillera region- -a position at the brink of further promotion to brigadier general of the Philippine National Police. The governor announced during the occasion that he wants Ingking's replacement to carry on the political will to pursue the war against all forms of illegal gambling that Ingking said branches to other crimes like domestic violence, homicide, and income-generating crimes like robbery and theft. “The spirit of dagohoy lives and I hope it will be written in the hearts of police as guardians of peace and order. Dagohoy was a righteous man who fought for a cause, freedom, and democracy,” Aumentado said. And, at present when the country had long been free from colonizers, the governor challenged the police to free the province from illegal operations that mar the culture and morality of Boholanos. “I urge every one of us to sustain the memory of Dagohoy not as a warrior in time of peace but as guardians of peace and order- -men and women in uniform who serve the people and protect their needs. I call upon the police and civilian leadership in the fight for betterment, peace and development of the province,” the governor pointed out.