Through his second-born son Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II, the legislator welcomed the 40 graduates of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) leadership course at the National Police Training Institute, Regional Training Center (RTC-11) in Davao City on Wednesday.
“After the celebrations and as you return to your respective units and stations, always remember the teachings you learned in the past six months, for sooner or later, you’ll apply such knowledge,” Rigo said on behalf of his father.
The police graduates were away from their home and families for six months to complete the course.
Rep. Pulong also reminded the graduates to use the knowledge they have gained to serve and protect the constituents in their respective areas of responsibility, to continue having a better place to live, and that the towns/cities they belonged to be the most livable cities in the country.
“Congratulations on a job well done to each of you for completing the mid-level management course and training on responsible leadership. You have all the reason to be proudly sitting there beaming with pride as you accomplished a remarkable deed worth another feather in your cap,” Rep. Pulong said in his message.
The 40 police officers will return to their respective units in Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, and Davao Oriental.
Meanwhile, RTC–Davao regional chief Police Colonel Marvin Fontalva also congratulated the graduates of the Public Safety Senior Leadership Course.
“These policemen went through such a leadership course to improve their competence and skills in handling their respective duties, given they are now on a managerial level. We expect that upon their return to their units, they could apply what they have learned,” Fontalva said.
Fontalva encouraged the graduates to share what they learned during the training and apply the acquired knowledge to improve services in their office and to the general public.
He also said that their work would be great if everyone worked together.
Rep. Pulong also thanked Fontalva for inviting him to be part of such a remarkable success of the police force in Davao Region.
