By Mary May A. Abellon
DIPOLOG CITY – The City Police Station here recently received a Performance Governance System (PGS) certification for passing the initiation stage of the program.
PGS serves as the foundation for the said police station to evaluate its performance and to set its direction toward achieving its ultimate vision of making the city a safer place to live, work, travel and do business.
“The hardships in achieving our goal is not really a challenge but rather an intangible evidence of our brave heart and vision of having a world-class police station by the year 2030,” said PSupt. Ranie P. Hachuela, the city police chief, before the City Advisory Council (CAC).
This program started during the leadership of former city police chief PSupt. Joven R. Parcon, and is being continued by PSupt. Hachuela.
The city police station with its 116 police officers has adopted the PNP PATROL (Peace and order Agenda on Transformation and upholding the Rule Of Law) Plan 2030 as basis of its PGS, which requires the identification and realization of administrative and operational flaws including the personal, professional and technical constraints.
As part of the initiation stage and to push for the implementation of the PATROL Plan, the Technical Working Group (TWG), City Police Strategy Management Unit (CPSMU) and CAC were created and organized.
The CAC is a special multi-sectoral body that serves as a consultative and advisory arm to evaluate operational strategies and administrative processes, and to recommend plans and programs aimed at improving police services to the community.