Binigyan paalala ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., ang 233 miyembro ng Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) “Layag-Diwa” Class of 2024 sa kanilang pagtatapos.
“Let me remind you that your career should not be measured by the speed you have moved up the ranks alone, but by the quality of the service that you have given to our people,” paalala ni Marcos sa mga bagong police graduates.
“The service you are about to consecrate your life to is not a race to collect insignia nor accumulate prized assignments. It is to do as much good as often to as many without expecting any reward in return, because service itself is our reward,” dagdag pa niya sa 45th PNPA Commencement Exercises sa Camp General Mariano N. Castañeda sa Silang, Cavite.
Hinikayat din niya ang mga bagong tinyente sa PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) at Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) na samantalahin ang teknolohiya sa pagtupad sa kanilang mga tungkulin.
“I challenge you to leverage that technology that you are familiar with as aids in protecting and serving our people, especially in battling cybercrime,” sabi pa ni Marcos.
Hiling pa niya: “I ask you to embrace smart policing, fire prevention, and penology. There is still no substitute for pounding the streets. When it comes to assuring the people, analog will always beat digita.”
“We should not be content with current fire response time, but instead strive to make it faster. We should not crow about jail improvements, but we should push the envelope further, lessening congestion. And most of those in uniform have kept the values and principles that define who public servants truly are,” sabi pa ng Punong Ehekutibo.