Speech Monday Flag Raising Ceremony

Success. Personally, How do we define success?

Sakbay ti amin ket ag-kayu-kayo ak pay mam/sir nga daytoy nga
speech ko tatta ket kaadwan na nakaaddress kadagijay padak nga PNCO
lalung-lalo na ung mga bata pa sa serbisyo.
Like a tale as old as times, many of our elders says that success
never comes overnight or in a blink of an eye, you have to work for it, and
that there is no magic formula to achieve it. True enough, kasi wala naman
isa sa atin dito na parang si Cinderella na sa isang iglap, naging reyna na
siya. Maliban nalang kay PSSg Cinderella na nasa Region.--- just kidding
aside.
The demands and pressures for us police officers of today are way
too different than it was before. As the PNP tries to catch-up with the ever-
changing and fast-paced community policing, we, the one’s they called
“rank-in-file” needed to adapt to these changes and challenges, hindi lang
para sa ating organisasyon kundi maging sa ating mga sarili at sa ating
pamilya.
Ang daan tungo sa tagumpay ay madilim, mabato at matarik that is
why we need each other to give light and hope to our fellow public
servants. Ngunit paano ka magiging ilaw at pag-asa sa iyong kapwa kung
isa ka pa nga sa nagpapadilim sa ilaw na taglay niya? Maybe you will ask
me not why, but how can we make the light of our colleague’s dim? You
are the reason why the light and hope of your colleague dim, by not doing
your job well, “compliance” ika nga “pwede na yan basta hindi mag-
explain”. And mind you mam/sir, the “compliance” attitude… ay parang
virus na nakakahawa. Kapag nahawa na tayong lahat sa attitude na ito,
paano na natin mararating ang minimithi nating tagumpay?
Other young police officers might say “Patrolman/woman lang naman
ako”, “sa traffic lang naman ako”.. mga ading ko, never be disheartened by
the rank or position you are holding now. Kung beat patroller ka, be the
best beat patroller. Kung encoder ka, be the fastest encoder. Sabi nga sa
isang libro na nabasa ko kahit isa ka lang street sweeper kapag ginawa mo
ng maayos at mahusay ang iyong trabaho an angel from heaven will say
“Behold he/she is the best street sweeper on earth”. Kaya hayag man o
hindi ang ating gawa, nakikita man ‘yun ng boss natin o hindi meron pa din
tayong Panginoon na nakatunghay sa atin at darating din ang para at
nararapat na sa atin.
Always remember, your work is your signature. So let us work with
passion, dedication and perseverance until we need no longer introduce
ourselves para sabihin na ganun ang kalidad ng trabaho natin. Parang
kapag sinabing “gawa ni Pedro yan” ay hindi na nila iccheck yan or alam na
nila na maganda at pulido nay yun.
However, if we already gave ourselves even outdo ourselves, pero sa
tingin nyo ay alanganin pa rin…ang laging sinasabi ng isang kasama namin
noon na kasama pa din naman namin ngayon, “Tiwala lang Mam” and the
rest were history of string of successes.
With all of this, how do we define success? If we will get promoted,
awarded, build a house, happy family…will that define success?
For me, success is when you become the best version of yourself,
you have your own peace of mind, feeling joy and contentment in the things
that we have, forgiving yourself for all of your shortcomings and the things
that you cannot control, and of course being a blessing to everyone that
surrounds you.
That is all mam/sir. Naimbag nga bigat kadatayo amin. Dios ti
Agngina.