PNPA grads join PNP, BFP, BJMP as inspectors

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Volume 2, No. 1 January -Febuary-March 2015

What’s Inside

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* (Editorial)Setting the legacy programs...... .....2* PPSC launches IT Infra Development Vision 2020.................5

* PNPA Grad. in photos ....................6* PNPA Dev. Plan..................................7 * PNPA Turn-over.................................7 * NPC marks 21st year......................10

* PPSC, SFD Training.........................11* Forensic training for judges held ....................................12 * PPSC revises sr exec course.........12

Feature: “You’re the leaders they’re looking for”

PNPA grads join PNP, BFP, BJMP as inspectors

Atotal of 246 cadets who graduated from the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) last March 26, during the 36th PNPA commencement exercises in Camp Gen. Castañeda, Silang, Cavite with President Benigno S. Aquino III as guest of honor and speaker, were appointed as officers with the rank of Inspector in the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail

Management and Penology (BJMP). The PNPA is under the supervision and control of the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), an attached agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). It offers a four-year cadetship program leading to a bachelor’s degree in public safety.

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. Left photo shows President Aquino executes a salute during the pass-in-review on the occasion of the 36th Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Commencement Exercises held in Camp Gen. Mariano Castañeda, Silang, Cavite last March 26. Flanking the President are DILG Secretary Mar Roxas, DOJ Secretary Leila Delima and PNP OIC Chief PDDG Leonardo Espina (partly hidden). Right photo shows Police Cadet Dennis M. Yuson, Jr., this year’s PNPA Lakandula Class top graduate, salutes President Aquino as PPSC President Dr. Ricardo F. De Leon (left) and PNPA Director P/CSupt Armando E. Ramolete look on.

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Editorial Feature

Editorial Board

Chairman: PDDG Ricardo F. De Leon (Ret), Ph. D

President, PPSC

Vice Chairs:PSSUPT Marcelino A. Lipana (Ret), Ph. D

Vice President for AdministrationPSUPT Amador B. Navarroza (Ret), MAEd

Vice President for Academics

Members:Mr. Jose F. Bernabe MPSA, Chief-AD

Ms. Emelie R. Regado MPSA, Chief-PRDMs. Mylene G. Rondina MPSA, Chief-FMD

Mr. Mario A. Tumibay MPSA, Chief-FDDDr. Marilyn L. Baysa Ed. D, Chief-CSDD

Editorial StaffEditor-in-Chief: Pacifico B. Talplacido, V

Editorial Assistant: Merlyn Lagrimas-Ogena Circulation: Marilyn P. Galano

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The dialogue that ensued right after PNPA graduation on March 26, 2015 which was presided over by no less than His Excellency

President Benigno S. Aquino III and attended by SILG Mar Roxas and other cabinet secretaries highlighted the PPSC’s all important responsibility to deliver quality education and training to the cadet corps, student-officers and uniformed personnel of the tri-service bureau. Seizing this opportunity, we are therefore building the DILG Secretary’s legacy onwards and beyond 2016, following the milestones that we set forth in our Vision 2020 that will culminate on March 16, 2021 marking the 500 years anniversary of the discovery of the Philippines. To banner the legacy programs, we have partnered with key international organizations such as, the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) of the US Department of Justice, the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) of Germany and the Bristish Council, to beef up our training programs and instructional delivery in the areas of case-based approaches, standard learning packages and community policing in the Bangsamoro. We have entered into Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for the ISO Certification as part of PPSC’s capability building alongside with its Constitutive Units which will be completed in time for the SONA of the President this July. We are in the process of updating our Operations Manual and

Setting the legacy programs in the proper time will be presented to the PPSC Board of Trustees (BOT) for approval. Another MOA is underway for the twinning program between our senior executive course and with the DAP’s Master in Public Management major in Public Safety and Development which is set to commence on June this year. We are also reviving our Master in Public Safety Administration (MPSA) program which will be offered this coming August. Toward this end, we are looking for a collaborative undertaking with the prestigious higher education institutions to run the program. We are currently reviewing the capability of the National Fire Training Institute (NFTI) in view of our plan to offer a Bachelor of Science and other related programs on Disaster Management in possible partnership with the Office of Civil Defense which will stand to benefit not only the public safety sector but more importantly the local government sector as well. This proposal will be submitted for BOT approval. We are likewise establishing the Professorial Chairs and Council of Fellows as a source of our eminent members of faculty for the PNPA and the National Police College. We have reactivated the Center for Special Studies and subsequently renamed it as Center for Policy and Strategy (CSP). The CSP is to spearhead legacy programs and other flagship projects. It shall cause the publication of the Philippine Public Safety Review as PPSC research journal and the conduct of futuristics studies for the interior and security sector.

“You’re the leaders they’re looking for”(Speech delivered by PPSC President Ricardo F. De Leon during the PNPA’s Turn-over of Command and Council of Advisers’ Day, March 23, 2015)

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Welcome to today’s ceremony and thank you for attending this important occasion. It is important to maintain continuity. But it is just as important to welcome change. We are gathered here today to witness the closing of one chapter and the beginning of a new one; that is saying goodbye to the Officers of the Corps of Cadets and welcoming new leaders. Coming from a service I have served so long, it fills me with an emotion I cannot express; this event recognizes a code of conduct and chivalry—I am integrated with sense of pride and yet of humility. We are here to honor our long maroon line tradition, a tradition which is rich and illustrious and tradition that continues to shape our society and history. Today, we witness the succession ceremony, a ceremony that highlights our connectedness. A ceremony that symbolizes the chain that binds us. A ceremony that affirms our oneness, unity and wholeness. This is our way of sending off our graduating class recognizing that they’ve withstood the demands and rigors of the academy that they’ve competed and finished the race and ready to take part and make a difference in our noble profession. This is our way of passing on the responsibility to the next in line that inspired by the

achievements and accomplishment of the senior class. They’ve taken up the challenge to continue the journey with greater resolve and sacrifice. This is our way of thanking those who came before us and led the way both retired and active but continue to make significant contributions in the promotion of our profession and in the advancement of our society. I did want to take this opportunity to share some thoughts with you too, and through you to the corps as a whole, about the institution you will someday lead – the public safety corps specially the Police force – and how it can better prepare itself, and in particular its leaders, for a complex and uncertain future. What does it mean for young leaders like you entering the public safety service? Somewhere at this very moment, there are cadets or trainees who are preparing for combat, expect a leader of character, who possesses the will to win, the personal courage and mental toughness to inspire, and lead them in the most trying of times. Thus, your first responsibility remains to master your trade. This is your core competency – to fight and win our internal wars. As you prioritize your precious time between studying, physical fitness, personal reflection, and fun these years, never lose sight of the incredible sacrifices of so many.

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He explained that in addition to the regular and mandatory courses, PPSC’s curricula are being supplemented with subjects related to human rights, ethics and accountability, anti-terrorism, disaster prevention and mitigation, anti-corruption and values formation. With the exception of the PNPA cadets, who are trained for four years and conferred with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS), other PPSC’s training courses have an average duration from four months, six months to a maximum of eight months. The report also showed that of the 34,826 personnel trained, 31,626 came from police, 1,636 from the jail and 1,614 from the fire service. Included in the 34,876 trainees are 1,229 PNPA cadets of which 270 graduated last year, and are now commissioned as inspectors in the police, fire and jail bureaus, while 959 are still continuing their schooling in the academy. “Guided by our Vision 2020, we remain steadfast and dynamic in keeping with our commitment as lead service provider for the education and training needs of our public safety officers particularly of the police, fire and jail bureaus,” said the PPSC president.

The PPSC has launched its first Information Technology Infrastructure Development Vision 2020

project via the conduct of a four-day User’s Training for E-Registration and for PPSC Student Information System held at the function hall of the College’s main office in Quezon City in January this year. Dubbed as PPSC D-base System 2020, the e-registration user’s training was specifically intended for PPSC’s six pilot testing units that form part of the beta testing or user’s acceptance test prior to its deployment. PPSC president Ricardo F. De Leon, who was the keynote speaker during the opening ceremony, said the activity was also aimed at ensuring that the IT system works well, applicable not only to the constitutive units but to the whole PPSC system, and more importantly, it must answer to the IT needs of the PPSC as premier educational institution of the tri-bureaus of the DILG. De Leon stressed that the launching of the IT infrastructure is in line with one of the PPSC’s ten-point strategic goals of ACCELERATE- that is to transform the acquisition of knowledge from conventional into state-of-the-art information and communication technology. “The importance of accelerating the PPSC system for excellence cannot be gainsaid as we have to keep abreast with our clients’ needs and expectations with the integration of technological innovation of today,” he said. He also explained that through the system, a particular student will be given with one student number which will be assigned from the time of his

PPSC launches IT Infra Development Vision 2020enrolment in any course offered nationwide up to the last career course the student will be attending using the same number, hence, tracking of the student’s record can easily be generated. Meanwhile, the system developer 3mWorks Corporation, represented by Ms. Gemma Garcia, made a briefing on the overview of the PPSC Student’s Information System, while Mr. Vic Alfaro, the PPSC technical consultant presented the background of the College’s IT infrastructure and the Client’s Basic Maintenance on the issued IT equipment. Among the topics discussed during the training, which was also participated in by PPSC key officials led by PSSupt Marcelino A. Lipana (Ret), vice president for administration and PSSupt Amador A. Navarroza (Ret), vice president for academics, were the new registration process flow; e-registration functionality; CUs and RTCs maintenance; courses and subjects maintenance; student information system; e-registration using android; report writing; and records disposition.

In the pursuit of its mandate as the premier education and training institution for public safety professionals, the PPSC

has trained a total of 34,826 police, fire and jail officials and other personnel last year on various competencies in law enforcement, public safety and security, PPSC President De Leon reported recently. Of this number, De Leon’s report indicated, 18,824 trainees have completed their schooling, while 16,002 others are still undergoing training. The report also disclosed that PPSC through its six constitutive units - the National Police College (NPC), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), National Forensic Science Training Institute (NFTI), Police National Training Institute (PNTI), Fire National Training Institute (FNTI), Jail National Training Institute (JNTI) – and the regional training centers natiowide conducted a total of 731 classes last year. De Leon said the students and trainees attended various courses ranging from the basic recruit course, junior and senior leadership, candidate and advance courses, to supervisory and senior executive, including specialized courses in crime investigation and detection, narcotics and traffic investigation and fire investigation and inspection.

PPSC trains 34,826 public safety professionals in 2014

PPSC President De Leon said this year’s PNPA graduates who are members of “Lakandula” (Lahing Kayumanggi Na Handang I-alay sa Bayan ang Dugo at Lakas) Class 2015 is composed of 226 males and 20 females. During the commencement rites, De Leon conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS) upon the graduates, while DILG Secretary Mar Roxas declared their appointment as Inspectors in the PNP, BFP and BJMP effective March 26, 2015. In his speech, President Aquino expressed hope that the new PNPA graduates would use their training, skills and values “not simply to successfully fulfill your missions but also, and more importantly, to protect the safety of all.” The President said that with the resurgence of the economy came the greater wherewithal to focus on the concerns regarding training and equipment of the PNP, BJMP and the BFP. He assured the members of the public safety sector of support saying, “we will continue to enhance your training and equipment needs, and we will give you the care and attention you deserve.” Meanwhile, De Leon said that of the 246 graduates, 226 are joining the PNP, 11 opted to serve the BFP, while 10 are

joining the BJMP. About 20 of the 226 cadets joining the PNP wish to join the Special Action Force (SAF), the elite unit of the PNP where 44 of its members were killed in action last January 25 in Mamasapano, Maguindanao while on a mission to serve warrants of arrest against high value targets who are most wanted international terrorists. Six of the SAF officers who died in the Mamasapano carnage were PNPA graduates. This year’s PNPA top ten graduates are: Cadets Dennis M. Yuson, Jr of General Santos City; Rod Kevin T. Talplacido of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija; Marion H. Landong of Linaon, Cauayan Negros Occidental; Raymund B. Caguioa of Taguig City; Michael S. Giner of Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay; Kenneth F. Lumbre of Nabua, Camarines Sur; Nathaniel D. Faulve of Muntinglupa City; Roel R. Bata of Santa Rita, Pampanga; Mark Jonathan Z. Avillano of Tondo, Manila; and Julie Anne L. Aguilar of Antipolo City. As class valedictorian, Yuson received the President Kampilan Award; President, PPSC kampilan Award and Chief PNP Kampilan Award. On the other hand, Talplacido was feted with the Vice President Kampilan Award and Journalism Award, while Landong received the Secretary of DILG Award and Athletic Kampilan Award.

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PPSC President De Leon confers with Vic Alfaro, IT consultant, on the PPSC IT Infra Development Project, while CCIT OIC Mary Umelley Binueza (left), Chief Admin. Division Jose Bernabe (2nd from left), 3mWorks Corp. CEO Gemma Garcia with IT Consultant Clarence Palisoc (at right) look on.

Participants from the Constitutive Units and Regional Training Centers listen attentively to the presentation on the PPSC IT Infra Development Project.

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Meanwhile, Architect Felino Palafox agreed in principle to come up with a master development plan to transform the 57-hectare Camp Castaneda in Silang, Cavite into an integrated complex for PNPA which also houses the National Police College which is envisioned to be a modern and green campus at par with the 21st century universities that maximize space, structures and designs as learner-centered. Moreover, included in the overall planning is the academic redesigning wherein the PNPA curriculum will be aligned with the

CHED’s K-12 program that will focus on the individual, organizational, situational and social competence of the cadets. Outcome-based education will be emphasized and more effective learning approaches like OJT and practical case-based training exercises will be introduced. The outsourcing of qualified professors to enhance the corps of professors and the implementation of PNPA faculty performance-based incentive scheme are in full swing as part of the PNPA modernization plan.

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Starting April until the end of the current quarter, the PPSC will implement a development plan for the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), which is aimed to upgrade the facilities and equipment including the redesigning of the

curriculum of the country’s premier education and training institution for the officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). This development came after PNPA Director P/Chief Supt. Armando E. Ramolete presented the final draft of the plan to PPSC President De Leon in a conference held late March at the PNPA headquarters in Camp Castaneda, Silang, Cavite. Following the presentation, De Leon gave the green lights for its implementation, describing the plan as the means to fulfill the promise he made to President Aquino during the 36th PNPA Commencement Exercises, to continue the reforms at PPSC particularly at the PNPA. “Indeed, the plan reflects our commitment towards providing the cadets an environment conducive for learning through continuous upgrading of the academy’s facilities and equipage, as well as raising the standard of our curriculum. Moreover, it is a step forward in achieving our vision to make the PNPA comparable with the best academies in public safety in Southeast Asia,” said De Leon. The PNPA development plan shall cover three major areas of concerns, namely, physical facilities and equipage, curriculum, and faculty development program, with each area containing significant activities to be undertaken. Under the plan, physical facilities shall be given with priority consideration starting with the massive improvement of the academy’s existing classrooms to transform it into a modern instructional facilities and construction of additional eight more state-of-the -art classrooms intended for the 4th class cadets; renovation of the old forensic laboratory; upgrading of the crime scene village; construction of prototype police and fire stations and jail facility for practical exercises; procurement of simulation equipment for marksmanship skills enhancement; procurement of tools for investigation; development of IT facilities for the cadets use; construction of sports and recreation facilities, among others.

PPSC unveils master development plan for the PNPA

36th PNPA Commencement Exercises(Lakandula Class of 2015)

March 26, 2015

TROOPING THE LINE. President Benigno S. Aquino III and PNPA Dir. Ramolete salute as they pass the colors during the trooping the line ceremony at the PNPA in Silang Cavite.

FACE TO FACE WITH THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. President Aquino holds a dialogue with members of the Lakandula Class of 2015 following their graduation. Standing beside him is PPSC President Ricardo De Leon, PNPA Director Armando Ramolete, OIC chief PNP General Leonardo Espina, jail chief Diony Mamaril, fire chief Ariel Barayuga, DOJ secretary Leila DeLima, Communications secretary Herminio Coloma. DILG secretary Mar Roxas (not seen in the photo) serves as the moderator. Photo also shows Cadet Talplacido (standing with a mic), who graduated number two in the class, faces off with his commander-in-chief during the dialogue.

TRADITIONAL TOSSING OF CADETS’ SHAKO (HAT). PNPA newly grads jubilate as they tossed off their hats into the air immediately after the ceremony has ended.TOP GRADUATE. President Aquino confers the Presidential

Kampilan to graduating Cadet Dennis M. Yuson, Jr., the class topnotcher, as PNPA director Armando Ramolete looks on.

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS. President Aquino addresses the corps of cadets during the graduation rites. (Seated front row from left to right) PNPA director Armando Ramolete; DILG secretary Mar Roxas; Vice President Jejomar Binay; and PPSC president Ricardo de Leon

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GREENING THE PNPA, NPC CAMPUSES. Plans are underway to further develop the 57 hectares of the PNPA and NPC sites in Camp Castañeda, Silang Cavite, into green campuses as part of the master development plan for the PNPA. The plan and its implementation was discussed by PPSC officials led by President Ricardo De Leon (3rd from left) with the world renowned Architect Felino ‘Jun’ Palafox, Chief Architect and Urban Planner of Palafox Associates (3rd from right) and his staff in a meeting held at the latter’s office in Makati City recently. Photo shows De Leon shakes hand with Palafox after presenting a token. Flanking De Leon and Palafox are, from left, NPC Director Romeo S. Magsalos, PNPA Director Armando E. Ramolete, Arch. Artleene G. Rivera of Palafox Associates and Director Rodney Jagolino of the PPSC Center for Policy and Strategy.

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Our uniformed services truly deserve your absolute best. YOU are those leaders they are looking for. Leaders that acquire the HALLMARKS OF DISCIPLINE: Obedience, Orderliness, Self Control, Reward and Punishment and Selflessness. The hallmarks of discipline shape up the culture of public safety service and inculcates the principle of AUTHORITY and RESPONSIBILITY; that there is a parity between the two, that they are co-existent and they go together, and are two sides of the same coin. You, incoming leaders should understand that AUTHORITY MUST BE COMMENSURATE WITH RESPONSIBILITY. As such reflects an agile and adaptive leader. We need agile and adaptive leaders broad enough to handle the challenges of full spectrum operations in this era of persistent conflict. These agile and adaptive leaders must be creative and critical thinkers, they must be confident and competent communicators, and they must be capable of operating with a comprehensive approach to meet these emerging challenges. A leader, by virtue of command responsibility inspires and influences people to accomplish organizational goals. Leaders motivate people both inside and outside the chain of command to pursue actions, focus thinking, and shape decisions for the greater good of the public safety organizations. Command is a sacred trust because it extends beyond typical management responsibilities. Great leaders establish a supportive environment with clear standards that each is privileged to lead. Even in a civilian environment, command is a specific and legal leadership responsibility that amounts to lawful authority. Like businesses can achieve the same by publishing their corporate values and establishing an employees’ code of conduct. There is the existence of written job descriptions for every position. Roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and they remain the same for identical positions in every organization. Employers who hold themselves accountable have a similar view of command responsibility. They provide clear job descriptions that outline roles and separate responsibilities, allowing the team to divide and conquer and accomplish goals. They demonstrate that good leadership means setting the example and “living” the corporate values.Command responsibility is not about exercising the authority leaders are entitled. Instead, it is about using that authority as a means to command, control, coordinate and communicate. It is about motivating, inspiring, teaching, and above all, accepting responsibility. Great leaders always accept responsibility! Also, as leaders, you should “extend hand of

friendship.” Learning how to work with other agencies and actors you’ll encounter on the battlefield is a critical aspect of successfully implementing a comprehensive approach to winning the peace. This is required of a leader, valuing and appreciative of other elements surrounding him. We will not know with absolute certainty what the future of warfare will hold, but we do know it will be exceedingly complex, unpredictable, and – as they say– “unstructured.” Just think about the emerging horizon and range of security challenges we face right now. You cadets are perceived to be good followers first because you are destined to become leaders. Leadership is developed daily, not in a day. What a person does on a disciplined and on consistent basis gets him ready, no matter what the goal. As your pledge goes, “LEARN TODAY, LEAD TOMORROW”. I have spent the last few minutes addressing some of the real challenges facing us, and discussed some of the frustrations experienced by bright young leaders. But I would like to close by telling you why I believe you made the right choice, and indeed are fortunate, to have chosen this path. Because beyond the hardship, heartbreak, and the sacrifice – and they are very real – there is another side to this service. You have an extraordinary opportunity – not just to protect the lives of your fellowmen, but for missions and decisions that may change the course of history. You will be challenged to go outside your comfort zone and take a risk in every sense of the word. To expand what you thought you were capable of doing when it comes to leadership, friendship, responsibility, agility, selflessness, and above all, courage. And you will be doing all of this at an age when many of your peers are reading spreadsheets and making photocopies. It is not in the still calm of life or in the repose of a pacific station that great characters are formed. In deed, “great necessities call out great virtues.” Those words apply most of all to you, on whose brave and broad young shoulders this era’s “great necessities” will be borne. Each of you – with your talents, your intelligence, your accomplishments – could have chosen something easier or safer and of course better-paid. But you took on the mantle of duty, honor and country; you passed down the long maroon line of men and women who have walked and strode these grounds before you - for that, you have the profound gratitude and eternal admiration of the Filipino people. I expect nothing but excellence in the coming years from all of you. To the graduating class and to all the young leaders, let this line from (JFK) John F. Kennedy jog your memories, let this challenge resonate in you, “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country”.

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PNPA COUNCIL OF ADVISERS. PPSC President De Leon (3rd from right) and PNPA Director PCSupt Ramolete (2nd from left) are flanked by some of the PNPA Council of Advisers, starting from left PDir. Rufino G. Ibay, Jr., (Ret), PDir. George L. Alinio (Ret), PDir. Nicasio J. Radovan (Ret), PDir. Alejandro M. Gutierrez (Ret), while seated at the back are PDir. German C. Doria(Ret)(3rd from left), and PDir. Jose A. Salvacion (Ret)(4th from left).

PPSC President De Leon and PCSupt. Ramolete salute as they pass the colors during the trooping the line ceremony at the PNPA in Silang Cavite.

PPSC President De Leon is assisted by PNPA Director Ramolete during the awarding ceremony.

A cadet awardee is flanked by PNPA Director Ramolete (left) and PPSC President De Leon

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Officials, personnel and students of the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) and the National

Police College (NPC) led by PPSC President Ricardo De Leon and NPC Director, Police Senior Supt Romeo Magsalos converged at the NPC campus inside Camp Castaneda in Silang, Cavite, last February 13, this year, to commemorate the 21st Anniversary of the NPC. The NPC was created in 1994 as one of the constitutive units of the PPSC pursuant to Republic Act 6975 or the DILG Act of 1990. It serves as the PPSC’s counterpart to the DND’s National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) of the AFP and its major services’ Training & Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The NPC pursuant to DILG Training Directive and thru Executive Order Nr 400 offers the Master in Public Safety Administration (MPSA), a one year graduate study program for key public safety professionals and stakeholders in the government and private sectors; Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC), an eight-month mandatory schooling for senior officers with the rank of superintendent;

NPC marks 21st yearPublic Safety Officers Advance Course (PSOAC), a four-month training program for middle level commissioned officers; Public Safety Officers Basic Course (PSOBC), also a four-month education for police inspectors; and PSOBC-Lateral, a one year course (inclusive of the Field Training Exercises) for the technical service lateral entry commissioned officers with the ranks of inspector and senior inspector. This year’s theme is “Accelerating the Passion for Excellence in Training,” started with a fun run, thanksgiving mass, boodle-fight, skills demonstration on hostage-taking incident, arrest scenario and closed quarters battle, presentation of memento, and ended with several goodwill games. In his remarks as guest speaker, De Leon exhorted officials, personnel and students of the NPC to take the lead in meeting the challenges of Vision 2020, and be the game changers and trailblazers that they can be in the emerging horizon of public safety and security. The occasion was highlighted with the conferment of awards and recognitions to outstanding officials, faculty members and staff of the police college.

In a move to strengthen its strategic partnership with foreign institutions, the PPSC through the National

Police College (NPC) has joined hands with the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) of California, USA in conducting a training program for police officers. Through the SFPD-Philippine Exchange Training Program, the activity held last week of January this year, was participated by at least 16 police officers from the SFPD, Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department, California Department of Justice, and 99 Philippine National Police (PNP) officials who were undergoing training at the NPC. In his welcome remarks, NPC Director PSrSupt. Romeo S. Magsalos lauded the existing good partnership between the PPSC and the SFPD as this could be further enhanced through the regular conduct of exchange training program. Magsalos also disclosed that the participating U.S. police officials are members of the Filipino-American Law Enforcement Officers Association or FALEO. He explained that the program has given the participants the opportunity to share and exchange knowledge and experiences on police operational procedures beneficial to public safety services. The discussions were focused on seven significant topics concerning police operational procedures which include, crowd dispersal management and isolation; threat isolation; officer down evacuation under fire; utilization of ballistic shield in trinum position; utilization of tactical rope; proper utilization of baton/truncheon in civil dispersal; and first responder security measures.

PPPSC, SFPD conduct training for police officers

The visiting members of the SFPD were led by Lt. Eric Quema, the head of the delegation; Lt. Dominic Yin; Lt. Louis Espinda; Sgt/Insp Glen Sylvester; Officers Roselo Pascua, Raymond Padmore, Michelle Quema, Matthew Leong, Lamar Toney, and Michael Chantal. On the other hand, the representatives of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Department were: Officer Shaun O’ Connor and Officer Eric Poindexter, while the members of the California Department of Justice included Special Agent Lawrence Lagarejos, Special Agent Supervisor Robert Nishiyama and Special Agent Bradley Bautista.

To enhance their career in the jail service, at least 33 jail commissioned

officers completed recently their Jail Officers Advance Course (JOAC) training conducted by the National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute (NJMPTI), one of the constitutive units under the PPSC. In a report to PPSC President Ricardo F. De Leon, NJMPTI Director JCSupt. Emelie Arenas said the graduates were conferred their certificates of completion last week of February, in a simple ceremony held at the NJMPTI Conference Hall in Calamba, Laguna. Arenas said the JOAC is a four-month course intended for jail senior inspector designed to enhance their leadership traits for their career advancement and promotion.

33 jail officers finish advance course Specifically, the course aims to enhance the students’ competence and character to assume higher level of positions in the national and regional offices of the Jail Bureau, or any to other approriate designations commensurate with their rank.

Director Arenas said that during their JOAC training the participants had earlier joined a three-day educational tour to South Korea’s jail facilities. Out of the 33 graduates, 27 are males and six are females.

NPC ANNIVERSARY BOODLE FIGHT. PPSC President De Leon (2nd from right) leads NPC officials headed by PSSupt. Romeo S. Magsalos (2nd from left) and guests in a boodle fight during the NPC 21st anniversary celebration. Also joining the celebration are: former PPSC President Margarita “Tingting” Cojuangco (3rd from left); PCSupt. Antonio Viernes, Director Human Rights Affairs Office of the PNP(right); and BJMP Chief Dir. Diony D. Mamaril (3rd from right).

DEMONSTRATION ON PRACTICAL CASE-BASED TRAINING. Special Agents Lawrence Lagarejos (center), Robert Nishiyama (right) of the California Department of Justice, Police Officers Lamar Toney (lying on the floor), Roselo Pascua (extreme right) conduct case-based demonstration before the student officers of the National Police College .

Jail Officers during their Jail Officers Advance Course graduation rites

Volume 2, No. 1 January - February - March 2015

The PPSC has revised the curriculum of the Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC), a training program for

senior officers of the police, fire and jail bureaus with the rank of superintendent. The course is being implemented by the National Police College (NPC), one of the six (6) constitutive units of the PPSC based in Silang, Cavite. The move is part of the academic reforms being initiated by PPSC President Ricardo F. De Leon in compliance to the directives of DILG Secretary Mar Roxas to raise the quality and standards of PPSC’s training programs. To date, PSOSEC is the second curriculum that underwent revision. Last year, the curriculum for the recruit course was amended and modified in close coordination with the PNP Quad Staff (DIDM, DO, DPCR and DI) in National Headquarters. DHRDD was also consulted in the revision. Periodic updating of academic and training programs is part of the PPSC’s roadmap to enhance its mandated thrust. “Our reform initiatives must be sustainable in the light of our Vision 2020 with the acronym ACCELERATE, as our implementing strategy, and which we are striving to achieve for in five years,” De Leon said, adding that other programs of instruction will follow suit. The PSOSEC is designed to train future leaders of the country’s public safety sector and that prospective chiefs of the PNP, BFP and BJMP must necessarily be graduates of PSOSEC, thus, raising the standard of the course to make it highly competitive is therefore necessary. Core and professional subjects especially on public safety administration, executive leadership and management, public safety operations and social research had been reviewed. Additional hours to expound on cyber crime, terrorism and human security, disaster and risk management, critical thinking and analysis on issues such as Bangsamoro policing had been increased. Addition of foreign languages, particularly Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Arabic will be considered in future revisions. Lessons learned from recent crises affecting the public safety sector are inputs that the PPSC could make use of to insure the responsiveness of the PSOSEC curriculum. “It is imperative that we update our training programs to keep them abreast with the developments, and to make them responsive to the needs of the members of our law enforcement, public safety and security services”, De Leon said.

PPSC revises executive course

The Justice Sector Coordinating Council (JSCC) through the Technical Working Group on Process and Capacity Building (TWG-

PCB), in coordination with the EPJUST II, PPSC and the PNP-Crime Laboratory, conducted recently a training program on forensic science for the members of the judiciary and other officers of the court.

The JSCC is composed of the Supreme Court, Department of Justice and Department of the Interior and Local Government. On the other hand, the members of the TWG-PCB include, CA Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh; CA Justice Rafael Antonio M. Santos; USEC Edwin R. Enrile, DILG; PPSC President Ricardo F. De Leon; State Prosecutor Gail C. Maderazo; Director Monica P. Pagunsan, DOJ; Director Analiza Bonagua, DILG; Atty. Kim Ledesma, DILG; Atty. Renelie Mayuga, Supreme Court; and Atty. Jayson Jay P. Ison, Chief Inspectorate and Legal Office, PPSC.

In a report to PPSC President De Leon, Atty. Ison who attended the activity, said that at least 80 judges, prosecutors, lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) including officials of the PPSC and Quezon City Police Department (QCPD) participated in the three-day training held in two batches, the first on February 17 to 20 and the second on February 25 to 27, this year, at the PNP Crime Laboratory in Camp Crame, Quezon City,

Meanwhile, De Leon thanked the PNP Crime Laboratory Group headed by Director P/Chief Supt. Teresa Ann Cid for their support and assistance that significantly contributed to the success of the training.

According to Ison, the training was basically in fulfillment of last year’s plan to hold a forensic training in support of the capacity building program of the Justice sector, and enhance the efficient, effective and speedy administration of justice.

Specifically, the main objective of the training, he added, was to familiarize the officers of the court with the scientific processes involved in criminal investigation consistent with the aspirations of the JSCC to shift from testimony based investigation to scientific investigation.

Among the topics discussed during training were: crime scene investigation; SOCO crime scene processing; forensic chemistry; questioned document examination; forensic polygraph examination; fingerprint identification; computerized facial composite; medico-legal, CODIS, physical identification and firearm identification.

Forensic training for judges held

TWG-PCB MENBERS & PARTICIPANTS IN THE JOINT TRAINING FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE. Seated from L-R: PCSupt Theresa Ann Cid, Director, PNP Crime Laboratory; QC RTC Executive Judge Bernelito R. Fernandez; DILG Undersecretary Atty. Edwin R. Enrile; Court of Appeals Justice Ma. Filomena D. Singh; and PNP Crime Laboratory PSSUPT Vladimir V. Villasenor, Deputy Director for Administration, Crime Laboratory. Standing (second from left) Dr. Florenda G. Negre, Deputy Director for Forensic Services, PNP Crime Laboratory; Police Supt Emma G. Muftuoglu; SOCO Chief; Police Senior Supt Ligaya L. Sim, Chief of Staff, PNP Crime Laboratory; Mr. Alex S. Regado. Education Program Specialist II, PPSC; Mr. Ernesto C. Vidal, Education Program Specialist II, National Forensic Science Training Institute of the PPSC. Also in the picture are three unidentified police officers.

PSOSEC GRADUATION. PPSC President De Leon speaks during the graduation ceremonies of the Senior Executive Course Class 2014-90.

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