By Jong
Cadion
ZAMBOANGA
CITY (July 17, 2017) - After almost four (4) months of rigorous selection and
screening process conducted by the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9) Recruitment
and Selection Board, a total of 500 selected PO1 applicants finally took their
oath before their families and love ones in a ceremony held at the Police
Regional Office 9, Multi-purpose, Mercedes, Zamboanga City on July 14, 2017.
PCSUPT
BILLY B BELTRAN, Regional Director, PRO9, administered the oath of office of
the recruits following their presentation by PSSUPT ROMULO CLEVE N TABOSO,
Chief of the Regional Police Personnel and Human Resource Development Division
(RPHRDD).
The Regional
Director, in his message, welcomed the new batch of police officers in the
region and praised them for passing the rigid screening process such as neuropsychiatric
test; physical agility test, random drug tests, complete background
investigation; physical, medical and dental examination.
He reminded
them that their oath is just the start of a long journey they have to undertake
with their chosen profession. Being one of the chosen few and given the unique
privilege to serve and protect the country and people, the Regional Director urged
them to become an example of a dignified police officer.
The 500
new Police Officers 1 (PO1s) are composed of 400 males and 100 females who
successfully passed the rigid screening process set by the Philippine National
Police and strictly implemented by the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9) Regional
Screening Committee (RSC) headed by POLICE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT EDWIN S DE
OCAMPO, in his capacity as Deputy Regional Director for Administration.
After
the oath taking, the newly police recruits were immediately turned-over to the
Regional Training Center 9 (RTC9) under PSUPT ROLANDO B CUYA, JR., Regional
Training Director, RTC9 for their six month Public Safety Basic Recruit Course
(PSBRC), after which they will undergo another five months of Field Training
Exercises (FTX), which will be spent at the different police stations for
hands-on On-The-Job training. Finally, they will spend another month for Field
Training Evaluation and Assessment (FTA) to complete the one year Field
Training Program (FTP). Right after the FTP, the new Police Officers will
undergo rigid PNP Modified Special Counter-Insurgency Operations Unit Training
(SCOUT) for 45 days.
The
hiring of the 500 applicants completes the 1st Cycle of PO1 Regular Recruitment
Program for the year 2017. The PRO-9 is now accepting applicants to fill the 230
Attrition quota available slots for new batch of police recruits in the region
for the 2nd cycle of PO1 Regular Recruitment Program.
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