GREETINGS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS…
IT IS INDEED A GREAT HONOR FOR ME TO BE YOUR GUEST OF HONOR AND SPEAKER FOR TODAY’S FLAG RAISING CEREMONY HERE IN MY BELOVED PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY.
IT IS A NOSTALGIC VISIT FOR ME FOR I WAS ONCE IN THE SAME SHOES AS ALL OF YOU RIGHT NOW. THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO .
IT WAS A DIFFERENT TIME BACK THEN. IT WAS A TIME WHEN OUR INDUSTRY WAS NOT YET RULED BY MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
IT WAS AN ERA WHERE CELLULAR AND MOBILE PHONES, LAPTOP COMPUTERS, INTERNET, SMART PHONES AND SOCIAL MEDIA WERE NOT YET AROUND.
TODAY, WE ARE FIRST HAND WITNESSES TO THE CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS GREATLY AFFECTED OUR SOCIETY AND MOLDED OUR NEEDS AND EVEN CHANGED OUR PERSPECTIVES INCLUDING OUR SERVICES AS POLICE OFFICERS AND LAW ENFORCERS.
WE HAVE SHIFTED TO THE VIRTUAL AND ONLINE WAYS OF DOING OUR BUSINESS, OF COURSE WITH INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND REDUCED PROCESSING TIME.
WITH THESE PRESENT CHALLENGES, CRIMINALITY IS TAKING ANOTHER FORM WITH THE ADVENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, THUS IT IS DEEMED IMPORTANT THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT BE PREPARED IN THIS NEW CYBERCRIME ERA.
WE CANNOT AFFORD TO BE LEFT BEHIND, THAT IS WHY WE AT THE PNP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT SERVICE IS PRIORITIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PNP ICT MASTER PLAN.
THIS PLAN IS DUBBED AS THE PNP S.M.A.R.T. POLICING WHEREIN S.M.A.R.T. STANDS FOR SECURED, MOBILE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN, REAL TIME TECHNOLOGY POLICING.
WITH FASTER BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES, POLICE OFFICERS ON THE FIELD WILL BE MORE EFFICIENT AND THEIR GROUND WORK WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE.
THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY THAT WE ONLY SEE IN HOLLYWOOD MOVIES IS NOW WITHIN REACH OF EVERY POLICE UNIT ON THE GROUND, WITH FASTER RESPONSE TIME AND PROVIDING THEM WITH REAL-TIME INFORMATION TO AVOID SENSELESS CASUALTIES IN THE BATTLEGROUND.
AS WE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF OUR SERVICE, IT ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE MORE QUALITY TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES.
AS WE EVOLVE, I AM ALSO CONFIDENT THAT IF YOU PERSEVERE AS YOUNG CADETS, YOU WILL BE THE NEXT GENERATION OF POLICE OFFICERS WHO WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE TECHNOLOGIES AND TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT YOUR DISPOSAL.
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL INDEED BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IS IN GOOD HANDS. ANG KALIGTASAN NG MAMAMAYAN AY SAGOT NATING LAHAT KAYA TULONG-TULONG TAYO.
AS AN ENDER, ALLOW ME TO SHARE WITH YOU MY FAVORITE MANAGEMENT TOOL THAT MAY ALSO BE HELPFUL IN WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WILL COME YOUR WAY. THIS IS THE SAPADAPPA MANAGEMENT TOOL.
SA STANDS FOR SITUATION ANALYSIS (WHAT IS GOING ON?), PA IS PROBLEM ANALYSIS (WHY IS THE ISSUE?), DA IS DECISION ANALYSIS (WHAT ARE NEEDS TO BE DONE?) AND PPA IS THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND SOLUTIONS ANALYSIS (WHAT ARE NEEDS TO BE PREVENTED?).
EVERYDAY OF OUR LIVES, LET’S ASK OURSELVES THESE 4 QUESTIONS TO ADDRESS THE DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WE MAY ENCOUNTER BOTH IN OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.
1.WHAT’S GOING ON?
2.WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
3.WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? AND
4.WHAT NEEDS TO BE PREVENTED?
IF WE CAN ANSWER THESE FOUR IMPORTANT QUESTIONS, THEN WE CAN PREVENT AND RESOLVE ANY PROBLEM THAT WILL COME OUR WAY.
WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE PRESENT HERE THIS MORNING FOR GRACIOUSLY HAVING ME AS YOUR GUEST OF HONOR AND SPEAKER.
HAIL PNPA…