AWARDS are never just plaques on a wall — they are proof that leadership, discipline and good governance are producing results.
Under the steady leadership of PBGen. Romano Cardiño, the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO NIR) has earned another distinction, being conferred Compliant Status under the Performance Governance System (PGS) and receiving the prestigious Gold Eagle Award with an impressive 96.03 percent overall rating.
For a relatively young regional police organization, the recognition is a major accomplishment.
More importantly, it reflects the systems and standards that this alumnus of the Philippine National Police Academy “Kapanalig” Class of 1997 has pushed to strengthen governance, accountability, strategic management and performance.
The Gold Eagle Award recognizes organizations that successfully institutionalize mechanisms for efficiency, transparency, accountability and sustained performance.
PRO NIR’s 96.03 percent rating shows that its strategic objectives are not merely plans on paper — they are being translated into measurable organizational results.
Cardiño deserves credit for steering the region toward a culture where police leadership goes beyond crime-fighting.
His approach emphasizes a professional, disciplined, accountable and community-responsive police organization.
At the heart of this effort is SAFE NIR —Seen, Appreciated, Felt, Extraordinary Police Service, a leadership philosophy that places responsive public service at the center of police work.
And the Gold Eagle is not the only recognition reflecting the region’s progress.
The continuing accomplishments of PRO NIR and its component police offices demonstrate an organization steadily building its reputation for effective, accountable and service-oriented policing.
He has rightly treated the awards as a shared victory. Leadership sets the direction, but it is the commitment of every PRO NIR police officer and personnel that turns vision into performance.
For Cardiño and his men and women, the Gold Eagle is more than an award. It is a powerful affirmation that good governance, strong leadership and dedicated public service can make a young police region stand tall.
