Security Enhancement Training

Sixty-two participants including CSU (Civil Security Unit), military reservists, and staff from the City and Provincial Tourism Office were among the first batch who joined the five-day Security Enhancement Training for security personnel which started on the last week of September 2016.

Provincial CSU Chief, Retired Major Hermie V. Montelebano said that the training was aimed at providing the security personnel comprehensive knowledge on the scope of security services, enhance their tactical skills, and develop self-confidence, unity and discipline.

In addition, the training also aimed at enhancing the participants’ knowledge and skills on emergency response, particularly during disasters, by teaching them basic first aid and basic life support.

Among the lectures and practical exercises included in the training are: traffic and admin control, courtesy and discipline, information collection, firefighting techniques, martial arts, firearms familiarization, and tactical shooting, and many others. The participants were also taught how to intervene in times of dangers and in communicating with and assisting the police in law enforcement during an emergency situation in whatever capacity is necessary to ensure safety of people and property.

Vice Governor Niño Sotero Uy, who represented Governor Nelson L. Dayanghirang at the opening day, lauded the efforts of the PCSU in conducting the activity which he described as “very significant amid the CSU’s role in the frontline, ensuring the safety of the people and the workplace.”

He emphasized the need for strong partnership among the PCSU and other stakeholders on peace and security to support the country’s thrust in the fight against drugs, criminality, and corruption, among all other illegal activities.

Aside from that, the critical role of the CSU, said Vice Governor Uy, also spans to response and rescue in times of disasters. “The training is also very timely,” Uy underlined, “as the province is pushing for its eco-tourism development.

There is a need to capacitate the PCSU as force multipliers to help protect tourists visiting the province, while on top of security measures, we must make a good impression on our visitors.”

701st Brigade Commander of the Philippine Army, Col. Bienvenido R. Datuin, Jr., who was the guest speaker during the training’s culmination program, congratulated the participants and emphasized the “importance of being constantly updated in security management and enriching knowledge in the bid to fight criminality as well as in responding during emergencies.”

The Civil Security Enhancement Training is in compliance with Article 6 of Presidential Decree No. 52, series of 1993, which states that security training is a must to all PCSU personnel to reinforce their knowledge and skills in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.