MANILA, Philippines—Some 968 recruits into the Metro Manila police, who were given the temporary rank of Police Officer 1, took their oath at the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, Wednesday morning.
Chief Superintendent Roberto Rosales, Metro Manila police director, who administered the oath-taking rites, said on Wednesday the new recruits would undergo a six-month Public Safety Basic Recruit Course and another six-month Field Training Program before they could join the Philippine National Police.
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