Monday, June 02, 2008 Police to serve as teachers in new nationwide program
POLICE will not only be gearing up for security plans for the school opening. Some of them will also begin teaching as well.
The Philippine National Police will launch today the “Pulis Ko, Titser Ko” program, which aims to bring the PNP “closer to the people.”
Chief Supt. Leopoldo Bataoil, Camp Crame director for police community relations (PCR), will be in Cebu today to orient the selected policemen on the program.
Insurgency
Bataoil, in his text message to Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Director Ronald Roderos, said the program is in line with President Gloria Arroyo’s directive to have soldier- and police-teachers in the countryside, particularly those areas affected by insurgency.
Selected Regional Mobile Group (RMG) personnel, who are former teachers or holders of bachelor or science degrees in education, may offer their services to the nearest elementary school of their detachments to act as substitute teachers.
“This is a timely activity in line with the school opening, bringing the PNP closer to people, winning war without firing a shot, and touching people’s lives,” Bataoil said.
In Central Visayas, PO1s Mighty Colimo Marquez and Ayresh Gay Armian Devivar were selected to be the first police teachers from the RMG.
Roderos said that aside from the RMG, the Provincial Mobile Group in Cebu, Bohol and Negros Oriental will provide two teachers each.
Recruits
Other police teachers from Western and Eastern Visayas will also be here for the orientation, to be held at the PRO 7 conference room.
Bataoil will also include PCR officers to familiarize them with the program.
The PNP launched in Camp Crame last week the campaign for RMG units in Luzon.
PNP Chief Avelino Razon Jr. then instructed Bataoil to make the program a nationwide campaign.
Today’s launching will coincide with the oath-taking of 34 women and 191 men, who will begin their six-month training as police recruits at the Regional Training School. (MEA)
