BY GILBERT P. BAYORAN
The Western Visayas police got a much-needed boost in manpower as 100 police recruits yesterday took their oath as members of Philippine National Police before Region 6 police director Brig. Gen. Rolando Miranda at Camp Martin Delgado in Iloilo City.
The police recruits are composed of 84 men and 16 women.
Miranda reminded the PNP recruits to commit themselves to training, as much is expected from them, being a government property and subject to rules, policies and regulations governing the organization.
“You are very lucky to pass all the requirements set forth by the PNP for you to be appointed as patrolman and patrolwoman on a temporary status” he added.
The reception rites followed after the oath taking ceremony, as a tradition of the PNP to prepare the recruits physically and give them insights on what to expect in the training center.
Miranda said that the reception is just a beginning, a step of removing the “civilian antiques” of the recruits and letting them embrace the regimented way of life.
The police trainees will undergo a six-month Public Safety Basic Recruit Course at the Regional Training School 6, in Brgy. Mansilingan, Bacolod City, to be followed by another six months of Field Training Program, which are requisites for their permanency, he added.*
