THIRTY EIGHT POLICE GRADUATED ISO TRAINING

Camp Ruperto K Kangleon, Palo, Leyte - Class 01-2011 graduated today in their Internal Security Operations (ISO) Enhancement Training at PRO8 Headquarters, Camp Ruperto K Kangleon, Palo, Leyte.

The graduation of the thirty-eight (38) trainees from Provincial Public Safety Company of Southern Leyte Police Provincial Office were witnessed by PSSupt Edgar Orduña Basba, Deputy Regional Director for Operations, PSSupt Eusebio Adamero Mejos, chief, Regional Persunnel Human Resource Development Division, PSSupt Elizar Patano Egloso, Chief Regional Police Community Relations Division, PSupt Raymundo P Graveles, Training Manager, Regional Special Training Unit 8, other officers in the region, non-commissioned officers and non-uniformed personnel.

PSSupt Edgar O Basbas, Deputy Regional Director for Operations as the Guest of Honor and Speaker awarded the Certificates of Completion which was assisted by PSupt Raymundo P Graveles, Training Manager, Regional Special Training Unit 8.

Then afterwhich was the messege of PSSupt Basbas in which he said training is very important and useful for the police in conducting community-based activities, information campaign and other doable, sustainable and continuing PCR activities in the insurgency affected areas.

Further he elaborated that pursuant to the AFP-PNP Joint Letter Directive No. 3, the AFP turned over yesterday the entire Southern Leyte to the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) declaring the province as insurgency-free area.

Communist ideological beliefs might still be in the minds of the populace and has not been completely eradicated. These ideological remnants are where the CTs may capitalize in their attempt to regain, as they have actually regained in past experiences, foothold in cleared areas/barangays after security forces had left.

It is therefore incumbent upon the PNP, having the primary responsibility in the conduct of ISO in the affected areas/barangays, to initiate measures to preserve the gains made by the government in clearing and preventing the resurgence of CT influence in these areas he said.