IMMERSION: Last Day

For the first day of this week, we already noticed the 1st Quarter PIAS Rank Inspection. It is to inspect or check their offices, guns, handcuffs, handcuff key, I.D ballpen, and tickler.

            In this week, the group interchanged and went to another department. This time, I was assigned to the Police- Community Relations (PCR), where they are focused on giving services, supports, and building a mutual relationship between police agencies and community. But before we lived the Admin Office, they gave us another orientation but for this time it is a bit deeper because we are learning and understanding the organizational structure of Philippine National Police, Republic Act 8551, monthly salary, ranks and insignia, types of uniform: GOA type A, GOA type B, GOA type C, Athletic Uniform, and Combat Uniform.

            Like we did in the Admin Office, we did minor works such as arranging letters, memorandums, etc, in a chronological order. PCI. Gerardo S. Locaylocay taught us a basic knowledge about handling a situation regarding traffic rules with implementing the law. He said that the law is flexible and in every time we are handling the situation like capturing the motorcycle driver for over speeding we should always consider their level of education, current address, ethnicity, and circumstances.

            We also have conducted orientation in Investigation Office where we learn several cases that are rampant in the province, explaining each case and the process after the arrest, method of getting the fingerprints, the mug shot, interview room, and affidavits: affidavit of witness where investigator must encode the statement of the suspect; joint affidavit where two witnesses discovered the crime at the same time and place and the one who executes the affidavit was called affiant. We also learned some non- bailable offenses like rape, murder, arson with homicide, and a huge amount of drugs.

            As this immersion ended I realized that the most important lesson I’ve got is the motivation and guidance they instilled, and the kindness they gave and not the practical work because I believed that a policeman doesn’t become a great policeman in a weak— it takes training, study, and discipline.