1ID troopers train for election duty

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 15, 2022): 1ID troopers train for election duty (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)

TRAINER'S TRAINING. A total of 100 troopers of the Army's 1st Infantry Division (1ID) are undergoing a five-day on Joint Law Enforcement operations Trainer's Training (JLEOTT) at the 1ID Training School at Major Camp Cesar Sang-an in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur. The five-day JLEOTT, which started Monday (Feb. 14, 2022) and ends on February 18, is part of the preparation of the 1ID for the May 9, 2022 national and local polls. (Photo courtesy of the 1ID)

A hundred troopers of the 1st Infantry Division (1ID), the premier command of the Philippine Army, are currently undergoing a five-day training in preparation for the conduct of the May 9, 2022 local and national elections.

The five-day Joint Law Enforcement Operations Trainer’s Training (JLEOTT) reeled off Monday and will culminate on February 18.

The JLEOTT is being held at the 1st Division Training School at Camp Major Cesar Sang-an, the home of the 1ID headquarters, in Barangay Upper Pulacan, Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur.

Brig. Gen. Jose Randolf Sino Cruz, 1ID assistant commander, said in a statement Tuesday that the JLEOTT aims to educate and capacitate military personnel in their role during elections and other tasks other than internal security operations.

Originally, the training formed part of the Gender and Development Program designed to educate female soldiers in conducting investigations and other support to law enforcement tasks, according to Sino Cruz.

“With the upcoming elections, the command will train its personnel to handle hostile situations during the election and in conducting checkpoints,” he said.

Sino Cruz said the line and post units’ participants will form part of the trainers’ pool who will pass on the same training to their fellow soldiers from their respective units.

The training is in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Commission on Elections (Comelec), he said.

Sino Cruz advised the participants to take every discussion to heart, absorb the knowledge they need, and perform tasks efficiently.

The 1ID is one of the three Army divisions under Western Mindanao Command's
(Westmincom) area of jurisdiction covering the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Lanao provinces, and parts of Misamis Occidental.

The other two Army divisions under Westmincom are the 6th Infantry Division based in Awang, Maguindanao, and the 11th Infantry Division based in Jolo, Sulu.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167826