Character training set for CCPO men

CEBU, Philippines -  In order to address the numerous controversies and issues involving police officers assigned in the city, Cebu City Police Office is set to conduct Character Aptitude and Development Enhancement Training among its members.

The chief of Police Community Relations Branch, Chief Inspector Enrique Belciña, said City Director, Senior Superintendent Noli Romana, called key officials of CCPO for an emergency conference on Friday.

One of the subjects tackled during the conference was the launching of CADET program.

The program aims to revisit the police’s moral values that have been taught to them from their parents while they were young.

Belciña added that aside from that, the PCR plans to conduct seminar on how to handle their finances.

“Kinahanglan nga dili molapas ang gigasto sa usa ka polis sa iyang kinitaan, unya di sad siya magpataka og loan kung dili gyud kinahangalanon,” Belciña said. 

“Dagko man og sweldo ang polis… Sa PO1 lang, ang ilang sweldo is from P19,000 to P20,000 a month,” he said.

He said if a police officer does not know how to handle money, they might end up out of budget every month and might think something foolish.

Cebu City police officers will also undergo Basic Human Rights Seminar as part on the CADET program, Belciña said.

He emphasized that police officers should know the basics of human rights to ensure that in every police operations, no rights will be violated by the law enforcers.

“Di malikayan nga ma-apektahan gyud ta, pero ang nagpabadlong gamay ra man na sila. Ato lang himuon sa PCR kutob sa atong mahimo aron matabangan ang atong kauban nga kapolisan,” he added.

They are doing this program, according to Belciña, not only to help the police officers but also to their families who will be directly affected if a police officer will be dismissed from service.

Although there is no definite date when the program will start, Belciña said it would be anytime sooner.

The first batch will be composed of two police officers coming from 11 police stations and of the special units and the seminar will be conducted at Camp Sotero Cabahug, Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City.  (FREEMAN)