MESSAGE OF THE DIRECTOR PNPA

CLOSING CEREMONY OF INTRAMURALS 2021

BY PMGEN ALEXANDER J SAMPAGA JR

GREETINGS…

KEN DOHERTY, A WORLD UNDER-21 SNOOKER CHAMPION SAID THAT “THE

FIVE S’S OF SPORTS TRAINING ARE: STAMINA, SPEED, STRENGTH, SKILL, AND

SPIRIT; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS SPIRIT.”

THE HALLOWED GROUNDS OF THIS INSTITUTION SERVE AS A NURTURING

GROUND FOR CADETS AS THEY STRIVE TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE AND

PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE AT THE PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY, AS MANDATED BY ITS CHARTER TO BE THE

COUNTRY'S PREMIER PUBLIC SAFETY LEARNING INSTITUTION, ARE

COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING OUR CADETS INTO CAPABLE INDIVIDUALS OR

PROFESSIONALS WHO WILL ONE DAY SERVE AS THE TRI-BUREAU’S LEADERS

OF THE FUTURE. WHILE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION HELPS YOU TO IMPROVE

YOUR REASONING SKILLS, HONE AND POLISH YOUR VERBAL AND WRITTEN

COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND PROMOTE SOCIALIZATION AND AWARENESS,

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE INTRAMURALS

MEANWHILE ENCOURAGE YOU TO LIVE HOLISTIC AND ACTIVE LIFESTYLES

AND LEARN THE ART OF WINNING, LOSING, AND TEAMWORK THROUGH

GAMES AND ACTIVITIES.

THUS, PARTICIPATION IN INTRAMURAL SPORTS PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS

WITH INVALUABLE LIFE SKILLS. SO, WHAT MUST WE HAVE TAKEN AWAY FROM

THIS EXPERIENCE:

YOUR DIRECTOR AND THE TACTICS GROUP NEED TO HELP YOU DEVELOP

PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS AND FINE-TUNE YOUR MOVEMENT, STRENGTH,

DEXTERITY AND GRACE. WE ALSO NEED TO FIND HEALTHY OUTLETS FOR

YOUR ENERGY SO THAT YOU CAN PERFORM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. THE

INTRAMURALS HELP DEVELOP A SENSE OF CAMARADERIE AND RAPPORT

AMONGST YOUR GROUP. SPORTS HELP TO FORGE STRONG BONDS BETWEEN

MEMBERS OF THE CORPS OF CADETS. WE SHOULD STILL A SENSE OF

DISCIPLINE IN YOUR GROUP BY ENSURING THAT YOU HAVE A HEALTHY

PASTIME THAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN ABSTAINING FROM VARIOUS

UNPRODUCTIVE PRACTICES SUCH AS MALTREATMENT, OTHER VIOLATIONS

OF THE CADET GUIDE, AND SPENDING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME ON

ELECTRONICS DEVICES.

LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKING IN A GROUP AS WELL. INDIVIDUALS

WITH STRONG TEAM SKILLS ARE AMONG THE MOST VALUABLE ASSETS AN

INDIVIDUAL CAN POSSESS IN REAL-WORLD WORK SITUATIONS. THE ABILITY

TO COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS CAN RESULT IN POSITIVE

OUTCOMES. FURTHERMORE, SPORTSMANSHIP IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT

BECAUSE IT TEACHES US HOW TO ACCEPT DEFEAT GRACEFULLY, WHICH IS

AN IMPORTANT SIGN OF MATURITY AND A NECESSARY SKILL FOR SUCCESS.

YOU, OUR CADETS, WILL BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE PERSONAL TRIUMPH AND

IMMENSE JOY IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BOUNCE BACK QUICKLY FROM A

MISTAKE. THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE: LOSSES TEACH US TO BOUNCE BACK

STRONGER THE NEXT TIME, PRACTICE OUR CRAFT, AND LEARN FROM OUR

MISTAKES, WHILE VICTORIES REMIND US TO NEVER REST ON OUR LAURELS

BUT TO KEEP PRACTICING AND MAINTAINING A FIGHTING FORM AT ALL TIMES.

SPORTING ACTIVITIES ALSO HELP US TO AVOID BOASTFUL ARROGANCE AND

INSTEAD TEACH US TO BE REALISTIC AND HUMBLE IN OUR ACTIONS.

AS A RESULT, I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR

DEMONSTRATING YOUR ABILITIES IN ORDER TO INSPIRE OTHERS. EACH AND

EVERY ONE OF YOU IS ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY SENSE OF

COMPETITION EVEN AFTER THE INTRAMURALS ARE OVER. KEEP IN MIND THAT

I AM EXTREMELY PROUD OF YOU FOR PERSEVERING UNDER PRESSURE AND

FOR BEING ABLE TO COPE WITH SO-CALLED NERVES OR PERFORMANCE

ANXIETY, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE UNDERCLASSMEN.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO THE TACTICS GROUP,

WHICH IS LED BY THE VERY WITTY COMMANDANT OF CADETS, FOR THE

SUCCESSFUL CONDUCT OF THE INTRAMURALS THIS YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO

EXPRESS MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE FOR JOINING US IN OUR POLICY

REVIEW AND REFORM EFFORTS. AS THE CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL

POLICE, PGEN DIONARDO B CARLOS HIMSELF STATED, "WE DON'T NEED NEW

POLICIES; WE JUST NEED TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING ONES," THIS IS WHERE

WE ARE RIGHT NOW, AND THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT YOUR

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION.

MARAMING MARAMING SALAMAT SA INYONG LAHAT, MABUHAY ANG CADET

CORPS, MABUHAY KAYONG MGA ISKOLARS PARA SA BAYAN, MABUHAY PNPA,

MABUHAY PO TAYONG LAHAT!