Philippine National Police Officers Attend U.S.-Sponsored Course on Investigating Terrorism. The 20 Philippines National Police (PNP) graduates of the U.S. Government-sponsored “Interdiction of Terrorist Activities” course received completion certificates on May 5 from U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney and Dr. Margarita Cojuangco, President of the Philippine Public Safety College where the three-week course was held. During her remarks, Ambassador Kenney noted that the challenges of international terrorism are unique because the enemy “does not care about borders, does not care about families, and does not care about homes. They care only about destroying the fabric of societies and making it impossible for citizens to live in peace and prosperity. What we’re doing here today is making sure that we stay ahead of that – making sure that we not only stop the acts of terrorists but that we create conditions in this beautiful country and in all the civilized countries throughout the world where terrorists are not welcome.” The three-week course, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, gave the PNP officers both classroom and field training in topics such as informant development and management; surveillance; and financial investigations in order to give them more skills to fight terrorism. This was the second class to graduate in the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, a partnership between the Philippines and the United States to train law enforcement officers in investigating and stopping terrorist acts. Undersecretary Ricardo Blancaflor, Office of the President, Anti-Terrorism Task Force and President Cojuangco also spoke at the ceremony. (NEWS PHOTO RELEASE)