PAPAS SPEECH Good morning/afternoon everyone! I am SPO2 Mario Lacasa Abotog. I am 54 years old and I am from Catbalogan City.

I grew up in Villareal Samar but I established my family in Catbalogan. I am happily married to Herminia Hermo for 30 years now and we were blessed with four children. My sons Nel2 and Hermar are both in the police force and my daughters Lynor and Janyne are also working in the government. Lynor works with the City Government of Catbalogan and my youngest daughter Janyne is a registered nurse working in the RN Heals Program. None of my children are married yet that is why I still dont have a grandchild. My hobbies include jogging and taking care of our little poultry and piggery. My life is devoted to the three most important persons or things; God, my family and my work as a law enforcement officer. I believe in the Supreme Being, our Great Provider and Creator. I acknowledge the fact of His greatness and His love for me that He has always kept us through the problems and obstacles. Without His guidance and blessings I wouldnt be where I am today. My love and fear of God lead me to be a better person and a better policeman. My family is my reason for living and striving. I am a family man and I made sure that I was able to instill the right values and morals of a good person worthy of respect in the community. My wife and I worked hard to provide for their basic needs and education. In fact, even to this day we still do. I did not enroll myself to training/schooling such as this, thus forestalling my application for promotion, because I wanted to make sure that my presence was felt in the family. It is only now that I was able to find time to come here because all of them are already working and they can already look after themselves in my absence. Lastly, I devote myself to the solemn oath to protect and serve, and to conduct myself with utmost integrity, morality and justice. I have been in the service for ____ yrs now and I know fully well the hardships, dangers and perils that go with our badge. But despite all those, it did not deter me from doing my work conscientiously and with a happy heart. Because I know that when you love and respect your job, it will respect and love you back. I take pride in saying that the food I placed on the table to feed my family was derived from hard and honest work. And this is the legacy that I will leave with my children; to always conduct themselves respectably and to value their work.

I will no longer make my speech very long. Thank you for this opportunity that I was able to share a little of myself to you. Once again, good morning/afternoon.