The National Police Commission (Napolcom) and Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 10 commended the effective implementation of the Collaborative Service Learning Program (CSLP) of the Kristohanong Katilingban sa Pagpakabana - Social Involvement Office (KKP-SIO) of Xavier University.
“Being recognized and given an award for doing our job is unexpected and profoundly humbling,” said Jannina Alfante, CSLP coordinator. “We go beyond what is asked of us; we stay true and committed to our mission," she added.
KKP-SIO leaders received the plaque of appreciation from police chief superintendent Lyndel A Desquitado on September 7 at the Police Regional Office, Camp Alagar, Lapasan. “The CSLP of the KKP-SIO has been instrumental to the development of the database of the police record information system and crime mapping system,” the plaque reads.
CSLP is a curriculum-based service learning experience for students from various academic disciplines. As part of its dynamics, the program takes the participants to partner communities and institutions to facilitate dialogue education — a way of learning that brings theoretical premise into proactive social relevance.
Alfante said, “We are grateful for the award and we share it with the XU College of Computer Studies, to our CSLP faculty champion Cristina Amor Cajilla, and most especially, to the students who gave their best to help design the systems for the PNP-COCPO.”
Under the supervision of Cajilla, a faculty member of the College of Computer Studies, ten Computer Science students worked on the designs of the database systems for Police Stations 1, 3 and 4 in Cagayan de Oro City.
“KKP-SIO commits itself to work for the holistic formation of the XU community who will live out the values of preferential option for the poor, justice, peace, and service, as they engage with different sectors and organizations in Mindanao,” Alfante shared.
CSLP’s underlying principle is entwined with the characteristics of Jesuit education that deems educational formation of individuals as a means for preparing them to become apostolic instruments in service of the church and country.
Alfante is optimistic that this is not the end of their engagement with the PNP-10.
“This recognition also means that KKP-SIO will continue and sustain our partnership with PNP-COCPO and with all the other stakeholders of CSLP to push for community development, social justice and good governance.”