Honest Baguio Cop returns lost bag with cash and credit cards to owner

Photo Courtesy || Wilfredo Gatchalian 

Cordillera. Honesty is doing the right thing although no one else knows or is watching and it is a human core value that needs to be emulated by all. 

Recently, an honest police officer in Baguio City returned a bag containing cash worth Php20,000.00, credit cards, passbook, passport, car spare key and driver's license to the owner. 

The owner of the bag Mr. Wilfredo Gatchalian shared in social media the good deed of Police Officer Buhong who returned his bag after losing it on December last year. 

In his Facebook post, Gatchalian said he was not expecting that his lost bag will be returned to him. However, he was very thankful that a police officer returned his bag.

"Nanlulumo na nga po ako tapos bigla may nagchat sa akin napulot daw bag ko. Hindi ko nga inexpect na mabalik pa eh. Napakabait pulis doon, Strick pero mabait," he said.

He tried to give a reward to P.Lt Buhong as an expression of gratitude for his good deed but the police officer refused to accept it. 

"Sana lahat ng police ganito. Binibigyan ko si sir ng reward pero ayaw pa niya tanggapin. Labis labis ang pasasalamat ko sa iyo at sampu ng mga kasama mo sa station 3 ng Baguio City. Nawa'y marami ka pang matutulongan na nangangailangan," Gatchalian added.

Many netizens who read the post had expressed their admiration to P.Lt Buhong.

"Wow, that's something worth emulating! Congratulations PO Buhong. Another feather on the cap of PNP Cordillerans," one netizen wrote. 

According to a post, P,Lt Buhong is from Bili, Amduntong, Ifugao. 

Stories of honesty such as this is definitely worth emulating. We hope that the good deed of P.Lt Buhong will inspire not only police officers and taxi drivers but all of us. 

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Philippine National Police to hire 17,000 new cops in 2020

Photo Courtesy || Paul Masillem

Cordillera - The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday that it will hire new policemen this year. 

The National Police Commission and the Department of Budget and Management have authorized the PNP to fill-up 17,000 vacancies under its recruitment Program for year 2020. 

These vacancies comprise the 10,000 annual regular recruitment quota and 7,000 additional quota to replace retired, deceased, dismissed, AWOL, and other separated personnel.

"We want the largest pool of applicants that we can muster from which to select only the best and most qualified candidates that will be recruited into the police service," PNP OIC, Police Lieutenant General Francisco F Gamboa said.

Gamboa added that the application is open to "able-bodied Filipino" men and women aged 21 to 30 who want to serve a noble career in the police service.

"The annual recruitment program has taken Philippine law enforcement to a higher level by closing the gap in the police-to-population ratio to within ideal limits set by law," Gamboa added.

He added that successful candidates will be appointed to the initial rank of Police Patrolman with a gross monthly salary of P29,688.00 with other mandated allowances and benefits.

The recruitment is expected to start by next week and prospective applicants are advised to prepare all necessary documents like certifications, clearances and other documentary requirements to speed up the recruitment process according to Maj. Gen. Lydon Cubos, PNP Director for Personnel and Records Management.

All applications may be filed through the PNP Online Recruitment Application System (ORAS) portal at www.pnporas.pnp.dprm.com.

"We have adopted this digital information system in recruitment application to level the playing field for all applicants by elimination opportunities for third party intervention in the rigid selection process," Cubos said.

Cubos added that under the system, applications become nameless and faceless entries and are only represented through barcodes while undergoing particular procedures.

source || PNP-PIO

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Benguet cops celebrate Christmas by helping vegetable farmer harvest crops

Photo Courtesy || Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company

Cordillera - Celebrating Christmas should not always be the accustomed way of going for caroling, partying and giving gifts. 

These good police officers from Benguet celebrates Christmas in a very special way by going to farm and help the farmers harvest their crops. 

In a Facebook post by Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company, a group of police officers is seen in a carrot farm carrying loads of carrots and transporting them to a truck.

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The post said, "Be a blessing this Christmas, in a rather special way. Because we came upon the time to gather.."

Photo Courtesy || Benguet Provincial Mobile Force Company

Imagine how happy the farmers felt when they saw many Santa Clauses landed on their farm and granted their wish that their carrots would be harvested on time to catch up with the good price of carrot at the trading post.

Of course, many netizens were amazed of the good deeds these cops were shown to the farmers. 

"Nice to have a helpful and kind-hearted police officers.. snap salute to all of you. May your tribe increase," one netizen shared.

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Indeed, Police officers always continue to make positive impact in the community from keeping the residents safe to small acts of service. 

The good deed of these PNP officers are worth to be commended and recognized. They go above and beyond their duties to become real-life superheroes for the community. 

Kudos to these policemen of Benguet. 

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Police Cordillera maintains zero record of personnel dismissed due to illegal drugs

Photo Courtesy || Pnp Cordillera

Cordillera - The Police Regional Office Cordillera (PRO-COR) has reported that not a single police from Cordillera has been dismissed from service due to illegal drugs. 

PRO-COR director Police Brigadier General Israel Ephraim Dickson announced during the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating Council (RLECC) meeting in Baguio city that no police from the Cordillera region has been discharged because of illegal drugs.

"I am happy to announce that as far as our records are concerned, there are no Police personnel coming from PRO-COR that have been part of the 477 dismissed policemen nationwide," PRO-COR director Dickson said.

The Philippine National Police earlier had fired at least 477 members who were found to be involved in illegal drugs in the entire country. 

In Cordillera, only some policemen were dismissed from service not because of illegal drugs but because of absence without leave (AWOL) among others, according to report.

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Police Cordillera works towards being the model for PNP Good Deeds Program

Photo Courtesy || Pnp Cordillera

Cordillera - Police from the Cordilleran Administrative region had become viral on social media in recent months for being the most disciplined Regional Police Office nationwide. 

Based on the report released by the National Police Commission (Napolcom), police officers from Cordillera were tagged as the most disciplined in the country. 

This was backed by the recent report from the Community Evaluation Survey that cops from Cordillera got near perfect scores for all indices: Satisfaction, Trust, Respect and Safety. 

Such good report is associated by the fact that cops who were raised in Cordillera followed the cultural belief of "Inayan", the fear to the perceived Supreme Being taught by their parents, grandparents and their elders in the community.

Cordilleran cops were also observed to be loyal and obedient to their elders.

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For this reason, the PRO-COR Regional Police Director, PBGen. Israel Ehpraim Dickson said that the PNP Directorate for Human Resource and Doctrine has announced the designation of Cordillera cops to be a model for the creation of the Good Deeds Program that can be followed by the entire police force in the country.

Under the program, a council will be created that is similar to the Cordillera Council of Elders, which acts as a body that will instill respect and discipline among the police force.

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PGen Dickson added that the PNP leadership is currently studying the effectiveness of the proposed program.

"Inaaral nila kung paano ginagawa ito sa Cordilera at gaano  kaeffective ang ginagawa natin dito na gagayahin na ng PNP leadership para maimplement sa lahat ng kapulisan dito sa Pilipinas," Dickson said via PTV Cordillera.

Cordillerans have a high respect to the Council of Elders as they are the ones who provide moral lessons and discipline. Their words and pieces of advice are meant to be followed.

The elders of Cordillera are keeping the culture of Inayan as the guiding principle for every Cordillerans to follow.

This culture along with other valued traditions still remain to be very important for every Cordillerans and they take these with them where ever they go.

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795 Cordillera cops promoted to higher ranks

Photo Courtesy || Pnp Cordillera

Cordillera - A total of 795 uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) assigned in various units of the Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR) were promoted to new higher ranks. 

Brig. Gen Israel Ephraim Dickson, PROCOR regional director, who led the mass donning of rank, reminded the newly promoted cops in the region to abide by the rules and regulations of the police organization.

"Pangalagaan natin ang ating serbisyo. We are lucky to have been included and passed the screening by the promotions board as there were others who were not promoted for various reasons," Dickson said in a speech. 

He also said that the PNP organization took the role as Santa Claus granting policemen their wishes to be promoted. 

"I believe that today we are seeing the PNP in the role of Santa Claus bestowing an early Christmas gift to a select few. There is perhaps no greater gift than to be pinned with the emblem of the next higher ranks as the closing of the year for any PNP personnel," Dickson added. 

He reminded the newly promoted officers to be dedicated to serve the people whom they swears to serve and protect. 

He added that their promotion to higher ranks equates to a greater responsibility. 

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The newly-promoted police officers are from the PROCOR, Regional headquarters, Baguio City Police Office (BCPO), Benguet Provincial Office (BPPO), the different province in the region and the national police service units, according to PNA website.

The highest rank promoted was to a Lieutenant Colonel. The most number of those promoted were with the rank Police Executive Master Sergeant (PEMS) and eight with Corporal rank.

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