ALABEL, Sarangani (April 25, 2011) – The Sarangani Police Provincial Office, General Santos City Police Office, and the provincial government have forged partnership to enhance crime investigation proficiency with the signing of a memorandum of agreement on April 18.
The program that includes two batches of investigation trainings aims to enhance the investigation skills of police investigators, introduce appropriate forms for proper documentation of events in crime scenes, and revisit the duties, responsibilities and authority of police officers during the conduct of investigations.
“This program came about during our last meeting we had during the provincial peace and order council meeting where we saw the need to increase the competency and capability of our personnel on the ground,” Governor Migs Dominguez said.
“We recognize the partnerships of the provincial government and city government in establishing not only for the development but also for ensuring security and stability in the area,” Dominguez said.
Dominguez said the province wished to assist and intervene towards common objectives of ensuring stability and to make sure that the work of each police man and woman does not go to waste once arrests are made. “However sometimes these initiatives go to waste because of the lack of competency especially in putting together good cases,” the governor said.
The Provincial Peace and Order Council identified peace and order as a priority problem in Sarangani.
The Provincial Legal Office under Atty. Arnel Zapatos crafted the Police Investigation Proficiency Enhancement course outline which include Basic Concepts and Criminal Procedure; Ethics, Laws and Crimes; 5 Pillars of Criminal Justice; Investigations; Inquest; Search and Seizure; Arbitrary Detention; Delay in the delivery of persons to proper judicial authorities; Delaying release; workshop on investigation forms; police documentation; Dangerous Drugs Act; Illegal Possession of Firearms; and Illegal betting or gambling.
“We find many new investigators who definitely need an improvement,” Provincial Prosecutor Felipe Velasco said.
“Our goal here is to separate the criminal offender from the people and law abiding citizen so that we will have a peaceful and progressive society,” Velasco said.
“Our commitment is to serve and protect the people of Sarangani,” Sarangani police provincial director PSSUPT Florendo Quidilla, Jr. said.
At the change of command at the Police Regional Office Tuesday last week, guest of honor and Deputy Chief PNP for Operations Benjamin Belarmino said the region’s police transformation program includes training and retraining of the men in uniform and going back to the basics to remind them the duties and responsibilities which they have been trained for. (Russtum G. Pelima/SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)
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