Joint forces of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) continue their best practices and lessons
learned in the past to counter terrorism activity here.
Participated by 50 police officers from the Philippine Army
and the Regional Public Safety Battalion 1 (RPSB1) and the Provincial Public
Safety Companies (PPSC) of Region 1, a cross-training seminar was conducted
recently to finally resolve communist banditry in the country.
PCSupt. Roman A. Felix, regional police chief, said the
training aims to bring out both the PNP and AFP’s best practices and learn from
mistakes committed in the past. “This means embarking on more creative and
resourceful means of rescuing the people from the deception of the enemy,” said
Felix.
In his message, Felix told the PNP participants that
countering terrorism is not just the job of the AFP. He reiterated that whether
lead or support, the police have a critical role in the fight against
insurgents who have accumulated a long list of criminal offenses such as
murder, extortion, arson and violence against women and children, among others.
He underscored that the loss of life and limbs is not
necessary and the way to win against insurgency is by winning the hearts and
minds of the people and that is through effective community engagement of
competent and disciplined policeman, one day at a time.
“The way to win over insurgency is through competent law
enforcement and this is the best communication message to convince the people
that the PNP is here to provide protection against terrorist organizations,” he
added.
During the training, participants were also trained on how
to engage stakeholders and undertake counter-propaganda operations against the
communist terrorists’ enslaving control and deception with emphasis on
competence, performance through service delivery and tactical skills,
partnering or people skills and personal effectiveness or accountability.
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