The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) once again brought pride and honor to the country as it triumphed with a 2nd Place finish at the International Undergraduate Conference on Policing (IUCP) 2025, representing the Philippines in the Police Academy Student Festival in Asia (PASFA) held on November 12, 2025, at the Indonesian Police Academy in Semarang, Indonesia.
Out of 25 research submissions vying to compete, only seven (7) groups advanced to the final round โ with the PNPA Team emerging as one of the best and securing a remarkable 2nd Place overall.
Representing PNPA in this prestigious international competition were CDT JHON ROVIC G TALAGTAG, CDT JOSEPH BERNARD N BASTIDA, CDT JOHN LAWRENCE G SORIA, PMAJ ANECITTO A ACABO, JR (Team Leader), and DR. JEZAMINE R. DE LEON as Research Adviser.
Their research, titled โ๐๐ฏ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด: ๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐บ๐ด๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง-๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด,โ explored the behavioral and motivational dimensions of online gambling โ a timely and socially relevant issue with global implications for law enforcement and public policy.
The 1st Place was awarded to the Indonesian Police Academy, this yearโs host, while the 3rd Place went to the Peopleโs Police Academy of Vietnam.
With deep gratitude, PNPA extends all glory to God for this achievement โ a testament to the Academyโs dedication to producing globally competitive, service-oriented, and values-driven leaders in law enforcement.
