I, Marvin Ponteñosa, a criminology student from BS Criminology, had completed a total of one hundred
ten (110) hours of On-the-job training at The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at Daet
District Jail in Baranggay San Isidro, Daet Camarines Norte from headed by JINSP EDGAR L. FRANCISCO
from April 11, 2022 to April 22, 2022.
In the beginning, when we arrived at BJMP to go on duty and start our OJT, I felt a mixture of
nervousness and excitement. I'm nervous because it's new to my experience and I still have things I
don't know and I'm still wondering what needs to be done inside. But I have to prove that I can, so I did.
There are respected personnel who teach and guide us and make it easy to get rid of our nervousness
and fear. I proved that I am good and I could do things even if sometimes I had no idea about them, as
long as I followed the instruction of the superior. In the end, I knew in myself that I had done my best
and that was what I could be sure of.
During my training days, I trained myself to wake up early and be proactive. In line with this, in almost
two weeks I was able to accomplish many things with the help of BJMP personnel assigned to support
and guide us. Every exam I take starts with a relatively low result until it keeps improving that even if it's
not that high I can say I'm learning something over the day. So many lessons have been taught to us not
only by words but by moral things that only within me have also been learned. The more my mind
opened up since I got inside, the more I understood things especially matters about BJMP including the
PDLs. One of the things I accomplished was to assemble and disassemble the rifle. I also had the
experience of delivering and accompanying the hearing of PDLs even though it did not proceed with the
hearing for some reason. There are also times with a bit of fun, bonding, dancing and singing. We are
also not neglected physically, we are exercised and this helps us to be more agile.
It's stressful sometimes because apart from that we have a lot to take care of especially when we are
graduating, but when we enjoy these days it is unmatched and fun, those moments are definitely until
we graduate we will never forget.
As time went on, I learned to appreciate more and have a strong relationship with our buddies
because we are the only ones who work together and will always work together during our training
days.
I will never forget the beginning until the last day of my internship and OJT here at BJMP. It was a
memorable and meaningful experience, I can say more developed myself that I may attain in the near
future. Many thanks to all the BJMP personnel who guided us from beginning to end as well as the PDLs
because they are also one of the contributors to our development of our knowledge.