Republic of the Philippines Office of the President COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION ul >R CORDS SECTION prt ie A MEMORANDUM FROM THE DIRECTOR 6 2016 3 No.08, series 2016 _ eamuNtoATIONE For President/Heads of Public and Private Colleges and Universities in the National Capital Region ‘Subject Conduct of Security and Safety Conferencerby the Management Association of Security and School Officials (MASSO) Date April 26, 2016 The Commission on Higher Education — National Capital Region Office (CHED- NCRO) hereby endorses the conduct of NCR Schools, Universities and Colleges ‘Security and Safety Coordinating Conference of the Management Association of Security and School Officials (MASSO) to be held on May 16-17, 2016 at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA), Villamor Campus, Pasay City. Attendance to this activity is voluntary. Attached are relevant materials for your reference. For more information, please contact MASSO Secretariat at 401-5527 or opres.philsca@yahoo.com.ph. Dissemination of this Memorandum is desired. LEONIDA $. €ALAGUI, Ph.D., CESO III irector IV 2nd Floor, Higher Education Development Center (HEDC) Building, C.P. Garcia Avenue, U.P. Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos. 441-0985 + 441-1224 Telefax: 441-0453MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF SECURITY ANDSCHOOL OFFICIALS Secretariat*PhilSCAVillamor Air Base Campus, Pasay City * Mobile Phone No. 09473501275" Office of the MASSO Board of Directors NCR SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (NCRSUCs) SECURITY AND SAFETY COORDINATING CONFERENCE FOR THE OPENING OF CLASSES AY 2016-2017 ON MAY 16-17, 2016 AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, PHILSCA VILLARMOR CAMPUS, PASAY CITY DAY 1-MAY 16, 2016 8:00-9:00AM - Registration of Participants 9:00-11:00AM - OPENING CEREMONIES Invocation PambansangAwit WELCOME ADDRESS - DR. BERNARD R. RAMIREZ President, Philippine State College of Aeronautics & Chairman, MASSO Board of Directors PRESENTATION OF PARTICIPANTS - DEAN REYNALDO CASTILLO MASSO VP for Legal Affairs INTRODUCTION OF THE PANEL OF SPEAKERS ‘COL, SAMSON M TOCINO (GSC) PAR MASSO President KEYNOTE ADDRESS - DR. LEONIDA S. CALAGUL CESO II Regional Director, CHED NCR “CHED POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ON STUDENT SERVICES “PNP SECURITY PREPARATIONS FOR THE OPENING OF CLASSES CY 2016" PCSUPT EUSEBIO ADAMERO MEJOS, PNP District Director, SPD Interaction Awarding of Certificates of Appreciation 11:00AM -12:00NN ~ “NSTP PROGRAM: AN AVENUE FOR CAMPUS SECURITY and SAFETY ADVOCAY” - CHED-NCR In-Charge for NSTP 12:00-1:00PM — Lunch Break 1:00-2:00PM - “THREATS TO NATIONAL SECURITY IN RELATION TO CAMPUS SECURITY” ASST. DIRECTOR GENERAL CAROL GUERRERO NICA, Malacanan 2:00-2:15PM — Interaction 2:15-3:1 SPM ~ “FIRE DEFENSE FOR SCHOOLS AND DORMITORIES” - F/CI BONIFACIO C Senior Tactical Officer and Concurrent Chief, of Applied Training Section, Philippine National Police Academy 3:15-3:30PM ~ Interaction 3:30-4:30PM - “HANDLING BOMB THREATS IN SCHOOLS” — Explosive & Ordnance Division (EOD), Southern Police District 4:30-4:45PM — Interaction 4:45-5:00PM ~ “SCHOOL-COMMUNITY-PNP COOPERATION FOR CAMPUS SECURITY AND SAFETY” * P/SSUPT GILBERT CRUZ, Directorate for Police Community Relations Services, PNP, Camp CrameMANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF SECURITY ANDSCHCOL OFFICIALS Secretariat*PhilSCAVillamor Air Base Campus, Pasay * Mobile Phone No. 09473501275* Office of the MASSO Board of Directors NCR SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (NCRSUCs) SECURITY AND SAFETY COORDINATING CONFERENCE FOR THE OPENING OF CLASSES AY 2016-2017 ON MAY 16-17, 2016 AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM, PHILSCA VILLARMOR CAMPUS, PASAY 1-BACKGROUND ‘The Management Association of Security and School Officials (MASSO) of the Philippines, known before as the Metro May n of Security Officers, established through then Ministry of Education, Culture and \Sports (MECS) Order No. 13, s. 1973 issued by then MECS Minister of Education, Hon. Juan Manuel, encouraging all schools, universities and colleges to establish their respective campus security units to protect the students, members of the faculty and staff and the properties of the educational institutions due to the turmoil and campus unrest confronting the academe at that time. MASSO became a national organization upon the suggestion of then CHED Commissioner SaturninoOcampu Jr. who was the MASSO Guest of Honor and Speaker during the Pearl Anniversary and Awarding Ceremonies for Officials in the Academe and the Law Enforcement Units who are supportive to the cause of campus peace and security. Thus, it n of Security and School Officials (MASSO) of the es, which now includes Presidents, Vice Presidents, Deans of Student Affairs, ory/Cafeteria Managers and recently NSTP Implementers and Directors of Heads of School Security and Safety. The expansion of the membership in MASSO were suggested by other officials of schools, colleges and universities because campus security and safety will just be an exercise in futility if the top management of educational institutions are not aware of their obligations and accountal for the safety and security of their own students, personnel and properties. Ever since MASSO was established in 1974 up to the present, it has always been a partner of DEP-ED and CHED in advocating peaceful and security campuses, conducive for the teaching-learning process of the members of the academe. Thus, every opening of classes. MASSO in cooperation with CHED-NCR Directors Dr. Amelia Biglete and Dr. Catherine Castaneda and now with Director LeonidaCalagui gad always spearheaded the Security Coordinating Conference for the Opening of Classes to protect the students from being held-up, snatched or jical intentions. The schools security coordinating conference, likewise, familiarizes the law enforcement agencies with the heads of schools, universitiies and colleges as well as the school heads are also apprised of the security measures to be implemented during the OPLAN BUKAS PAARALAN, which title of the OPLAN also changes every year, but the concept of operation remains the same, that is for the protection of the academic community. For this opening of classes for AY 2016-2017, the security coordinating conference for the NCR Schools, Universities and Colleges will again spearhead the security coordinating conference on May 16-17, 2016 at the Conference Hall of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhilSCA), Villamor Campus, Pasay City. Attached hereto is the Program of Activities for the NCR Schools, Universities and Colleges Security Coordinating Conference for the Opening of Classes, AY 2016-2017” (Attachment “A”) and the Profile of the Speakers for this NCR Schools coordinating conference. (Attachment “B”)ATTACHMENT “A” CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE OF THE SPEAKERS FOR THE MASSO SCHOOLS SECURITYCOORDINATING CONFERENCE 1.PCSUPT EUSEBIO ADAMERO MEJOS, PNP, District Director, SPD He is a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) and a be-medaled PNP Officer. The rank of Police Chief Superintendent (P/CSUPT) is equivalent to Brigadier General in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He will discuss the PNP Security Preparations for the Opening of Classes for AY 2015-2016. 2, ASST. DIRECTOR CAROL GUERRERO, CESO III, National Intelligence Coordina- ting Agency, Malacanan. She iy a seasoned Intelligence Analyst and Researcher. She rose from the ranks and had been assigned not only in the field, domestically, but also ‘for foreign assignments. She will discuss the “Updates on the Threats to National ‘Security in Relation to Campus Security”. 3. F/CLBONIFACIO CARTA, Senior Tactical Officer and Concurrent Chief, of Applied Training Section, Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), the equivalent of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He is a PNPA Graduate Batch 2001 and upon graduation was assigned to critical positions in the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG), Operations Officer of the BEP attached to the Presidential Security Group, until he became the Fire Chief of the BFP in Tondo, Manila and concurrent Intelligence and Operations Officer of BFP National Capital Region and member of the Command Group for the security of the recently concluded APEC in the Philippines and now assigned as the Senior Tactical Officer and concurrent Chief of Applied Training Section of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA). He will discuss the “Fire Defense for Schools and Dormitories” as an input for the School and Dormitories Safety and Security Plan that the participants will prepare as an output of this conference. 4. P/SSUPT GILBERT CRUZ, Directorate for Police Community Relations Services, PNP, Camp Crame, Quezon City. He is @ graduate of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA). He served as Spokesman and Community Relations Officer of the Eastern Police District; and as Regional Director of the PNP Region 4-A; as Deputy District Director of the Manila Police District until his recent assignment as the Directorate of the Community Relations of the entire PNP in Camp Crame, He had heen a member of the MASSO Board of Directors for almost a decade already and is familiar with the linkage with the educational institutions and the law enforcement agencies, like the Police. He will discuss the School Community and PNP Cooperation for Campus Security and Safety.” 5, UNDERSECRETARY-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOSE MARLOWE S. PEDREGOSA, Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). He had been with the DDB as a member of the DDB Speakers Bureau until he became a Director and now the Executive Director of DDB with the rank of Undersecretary. He will discuss one of the critical issues of today, the DRUG MENACE, The topic assigned to him is about “Substance Abuse Prevention in Schools” for researches in the DDB revealed that even grade schoolers are now indulged in substance abuse. 6.BGEN RAMON G SANTOS AFP (RET) He is a bemedalled officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines where he served as plantoon leader, to company commander, to Commanding Office of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Brigade Commander. After his retirement from the AFP he joined the Office of Civil Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council. He is now the Representative of the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education in several State Universities and Colleges. He wi discuss the “Synergy of Schools in NCR in Times of Emergency/. CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 7. COL NELSON V ELEAZARD (RET) PA He served in the Armed Forces of the Philippines in different capacities, such as ROTC Commandant of Schools, Logistics Officer of the Scout Ranger, Commanding Officer of Cavite Community Defense Center, 4RCDG, ARESCOM. After his retirement, he served as the Security Consultant of the Laguna Polytechnic State University and is currently a Member of the Board of Directors of MASSO. He will discuss both, “Handling Bomb Threats in Schools” and “Physical Faci 8. COL SAMSON M TOCINO (GSC) PAR) He served in various capacity in the AFP Reserve Force as Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Brigade Commander and Division Commander of the 41" (SR) Division, Camp Eldrige, Laguna, He served as Commandant of Xavier School and Security Consultant of Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA) both in Greenhills. He is one of the original organizers of the then Metro Manila Association of Security Officers (MASSO), now the Management Association of Security and School Officials (MASSO. Phitippines). He is currently the President of MASSO Philippines and will discuss the “School Bus Transport Security and Personal Safety.” 8, DR. BERNARD R RAMIREZ, He is currently the President of the Philippine State College of Aeronautics (PhiISCA) and the PASUC President for the National Capital Region. He served in various capacity in the intelligence and AFP Reserve Force as Intelligence Officer, Battalion Commander 1* (ILS) Ready Reserve Battalion and G-2 of the 41% (SR) Infantry ion. He joined the MASSO Philippines in 2002 and was the newly elected MASSO President when CHED Commissioner Ocampo suggested for the conversion of MASSO to become the Management Association of Security and School Officials in the Philippines, thus becoming a national organization. He now on his second erm as the elected Chairman of the MASSO Board of Directors. He will discuss “Schools Security Education Program” an input to the preparation of the participants’ individual “Schools Security and Safety Programs for the Year.” CONFIDENTIAL