The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) foundation has been built on the best practices and mistakes learned along the way, a ranking police official said on Monday.

“The foundation of the PNP of today was built not only on the blood, limb, and life of our brothers in uniforms but also on the best practices and even the mistakes wherein we all learned the lessons to make our organization truly responsive to our motto of serving and protecting the Filipino people,” PNP deputy chief for administration Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said in his message during the 30th PNP Foundation Day at Camp Crame.

Eleazar urged police and enlisted personnel to honor the countless officers of the force whose blood, sweat, and tears nurtured the PNP’s foundation.

“With this virtue of courage that saw us through three decades of shining service, the PNP marches on to greater heights of honor and glory through operational accomplishments and developmental programs, that have constantly gained for us the trust and confidence of the public,” Eleazar said.

He said the police force’s transformation in the past 30 years, along with the support of the public and the government, has helped in turning them into a “Super COP” or the “Super-Caretaker of People, of the Filipino people.” (PNA)