CAMIGUIN (PIA)--The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Camiguin Provincial Office, in partnership with the Philippine National Police (PNP), Camiguin Provincial Local Government Unit, and Municipal Local Government Units of Camiguin, kicked-off the conduct of the two-day Province-wide Skills Enhancement Training for Barangay Tanods (BTs), Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs), and Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council Auxiliary Teams (BATs), December 2 at Sagay and Catarman towns, simultaneously.
“Dako ako pasalamat sa atong mga barangay tanod, maski volunteer ra ni sila, kay ang usa ka lugar, malinawon jud na siya kung naa'y tanod,” said Provincial Governor of Camiguin Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo.
(I am grateful to all our barangay tanods, even if they are volunteers, because our community is more peaceful with them present)
The two-day activity is consists of different lectures and workshops, based on the new manuals and modules provided by the National Barangay Operations Office (NBOO), such as the (1) roles of BTs in peace and order, (2) desirable traits of a BT, (3) different approaches in barangay peacekeeping, (4) basic first aid and firefighting, (5) traffic assistance, (6) basic patrol operations and intelligence gathering, and (7) arrest, search, and seizure with basic hand-cuffing technique.
Resource speakers for the activity are the Municipal Local Government Operations Officers (MLGOOs), Municipal Social Welfare and Development Officers (MSWDOs), and personnel sourced from the PNP Municipal Police Stations, and Municipal Fire Stations.
The schedule of the Province-wide Skills Enhancement Training is set on December 2-3 for Sagay, Catarman batch 1 (December 2-3), Catarman batch 2 (December 6-7), Mambajao (December 6-7), Guinsiliban (December 9-10), and Mahinog (December 15-16).
The barangay tanods/BPATs play a significant role in the development process of the barangay, as they are one of the implementing mechanisms of the Barangay Peace and Order Council (BPOC). They ensure that peace and order prevail in the barangay by conducting peacekeeping activities in association with the various sectors of the community. (DILG-Camiguin/PIA-10/Camiguin)
