The infamous Parojinog clan and the criminal Kuratong Baleleng organization were brought down by our speaker, PCOL JAYSEN DEGUZMAN, a living legend. He formerly served as Misamis Occidental's Provincial Director. He meticulously sought out each member of the Parajinog group, learning vital details about them in the process.

    His speech taught me that the commander must carefully consider each item of information in the context of the overall aim. We must consider their suppliers and extra contacts in addition to our goal in order to entirely eliminate them. I thought his statement that "we should plan steps forward" was the most amazing because, as police, we should expect to be threatened and have targets written on our backs. It means that we should be cautious and make sure that everything is tied down; as a result, we should approach anything or anyone from the ground up.

    In the past, the Kuratong Baleleng gang was acknowledged as a vigilante anti-communist organization. They served as a force multiplier for the Army in Misamis Occidental, being armed and trained to fight the Communist guerrillas in the area. Due to the success of their campaign against the communist insurgents, they were regarded as heroes in their town.

    They were subsequently told to disperse by the army, but instead of doing so, they formed small groups and started carrying out robberies, kidnappings, extortions, and other illegal activities using the rifles and other weapons they had been handed by the army.

    They conduct the majority of their business in Metro Manila before returning to their hometown, where they are known as the "Robin hood" of the neighbourhood, and splitting all of their earnings with them. They were consequently permitted to seek for municipal office. They were able to increase their influence and authority as a result of the people's love and protection for them, and even other national leaders sought their support when vying for office.