Agusan Sur trains law enforcement agencies on intelligence information gathering
By Jennifer Gaitano
BUTUAN
CITY (PIA) – Law enforcement agencies in Agusan del Sur recently participated
in the Information Fusion Exchange-Geospatial Training to intensify
theirefforts and strategies in intelligence information gathering, which is
vital to the success of their operations.
Fourteen
intelligence police non-commissioned officers (PNCO) and other 26
representatives from the different law enforcement agencies served as
participants in the activity spearheaded by the Agusan del Sur Police
Provincial Office (ADSPPO).
Agusan del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane, Jr. urged all the law enforcement
agencies in the province to deepen their knowledge and skills in the
conduct of intelligence information gathering, to ensure successful
operations. Photo courtesy of PPIO-Agusan del Sur
Agusan
del Sur Gov. Santiago Cane, Jr. highlighted that high-value training is being
extended to the uniformed personnel to keep them alert and proactive as they
perform their duties and responsibilities in maintaining peace and order in the
entire province of Agusan del Sur.
The
governor also emphasized that this formed part of the directive of the national
government in the implementation of Executive Order No. 70 National/Regional
Task Forces to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (N/RTF-ELCAC) and make every
city or municipality in the province an insurgency-free community.
During
the five-day training by ADSPPO through Colonel Yahya Bustamante Yusup, and
Police Intelligence Unit officer-in-charge, Lt. Col. Bonifacio Estrella, Jr.,
assured that they are constantly collaborating and engaging with the different
law enforcement agencies to synchronize their potential operations in the
field.
Yusup
reiterated that intelligence information gathering is the process of collecting
information on threats to people, buildings, or even organizations and using
that information to protect them.
“With
this training, our intelligence unit in the Philippine National Police, Armed
Forces of the Philippines, and other law enforcement agencies will be more
capacitated and ensure success in every operation, as accurate predictions lead
to better decision-making,” he said.
Estrella
also elaborated that intelligence gathering is an important part of any
investigation.
“It
involves collecting and analyzing information from a variety of sources to
build a complete picture of the subject or situation in question,” he said.
The Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office (ADSPPO) spearheaded the
conduct of the five-day Information Fusion Exchange-Geospatial Training
in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur with trainers from the United States (US)
Marines, and participating law enforcement agencies in the province.
Photo courtesy of PPIO-Agusan del Sur
Cane
commended all 14 intelligence PNCO and other 26 representatives from the
different law enforcement agencies for actively participating in the training
and sharing their inputs on how they could enhance their data and intelligence
gathering.
“A good
piece of intelligence information for me is a 50 percent contribution to a
successful operation. Without intelligence information, operating troops will
crawl in the dark. It is so important in order to avoid loss of lives for the
operatives. Your five-day training will hopefully make all your future
operations for the ground troops succeed in their mission,” he said.
“As
governor of this province, I always want to see success in all your operations
because the success of your operations will ensure the safety of the people in
this province,” added Cane.
The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Caraga headed by
Regional Director Edsel Batalla, witnessed the five-day Information
Fusion Exchange-Geospatial Training in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur with
trainers from the United States (US) Marines, and other participating
law enforcement agencies in the province. Photo courtesy of PPIO-Agusan
del Sur
Cane also thanked the United States Marines, along with representatives from the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), Armed forces of the Philippines (AFP), and other government agencies for taking part in the training. (JPG/PIA-Agusan del Sur with a report from PPIO-Agusan del Sur)
