TANODS GO 'BACK TO SCHOOL' FOR FIRST RESPONDERS TRAINING

Class is in session for the 281 tanods of La Trinidad as the first batch attended the introductory lessons on the Barangay Tanod Manual and Training Curriculum at the Cordillera Career Development College (CCDC) on September 5.

Aimed to professionalize and further capacitate local enforcers, the activity tackled the tanods’ role as agents of peace and development, their desirable traits, and the importance of courtesy and discipline in public relations.

Attorneys Jingboy Atonen, May Flor Kibiten, Jenelyn Lapas, Joey Artem Torres, Gerald Paul Bandonill, and Israel Naason Bandonill from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Baguio-Benguet Chapter extended their services as resource speakers.

Joining the event to inspire the participants were Legal Officer Atty. Victor Singa Jr., Local Government Operations Officer Ma. Teresa Mangangey, and Administrator Atty. Franco Bawang Jr., who represented Mayor Roderick Awingan.

The program will run for four Saturdays until September 26, 2026 and is a joint initiative between the Municipal Legal Office, Department of Interior and Local Governance (DILG), IBP Baguio-Benguet Chapter, and the CCDC College of Law as a major highlight of the National Crime Prevention Week.

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