10 Most Useful Apps that Police Officer should have on their phone
10 Most Useful Apps that Police Officer should have on their phone
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is tasked with enforcing the law, to prevent and control crimes, maintain peace and order, and ensure public safety and internal security with the active support of the community. Being the lead agency of the government tasked with the promotion of human rights and law enforcement, it is important to improve the capability of the PNP and technological blending (most useful apps) in addressing modern challenges.
Here
are the ten most useful apps that every PNP personnel should have on their
mobile phones daily given the features and kind of automation they possess to take
care of just about everything:
Before
we proceed to the list, here’s a bonus app for you: PNP Easy Access
Portal
PNP
Easy Access Portal is a mobile application that allows you to manage all PNP
portal accounts – all in one app.
We
all know how hard it is to track all PNP portal accounts like Landbank
iAccess, PNP Email System (PES), PAIS etc.
which are scattered across on your mobile phone.
Some
of them are bookmarks in your browser, while others have dedicated apps or
software. But I think if you could manage all these PNP portal apps in a single
place, it could save a ton of time and definitely boost your
productivity. To download tap or click – PNP Easy Access Portal
1.
Holy Bible App (Offline)
Ninety
percent of the Philippine population is Christian, based on the 2015 data of the
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). This makes our country the largest
Christian nation in the Asia-Pacific and fifth largest in the world.
Holy Bible App is one of the most useful apps that serves as a life’s manual not only for a police officer but for everyone. Every day this app will give users with words of encouragement, prayers and especially, words of God.
2.
PNP Know Your Rights App
The
promotion of human rights is one of the most important key result areas in the
PNP Integrated Transformation Program. Human rights promotion is
people-centered and has an enormous impact on the daily lives and welfare of
citizens and, as such, deserves our highest priority.
This
app can be downloaded by anyone
but it is useful for a police officer when they engaged in a police operation
against all types of criminality. It includes the content of Miranda Warning (in different dialects), Human Rights
Advisories, etc.
3.
PNP BMI Calculator
The PNP organization under the leadership of (Former Chief PNP) PGEN Archie F Gamboa, strictly enforcing the body mass index (BMI) and failure to comply will be barred from promotion, schooling, etc.
This
is a simple app by which PNP is currently used that calculates its personnel
Body Mass Index (BMI).
PNP
BMI app will take weight and height from the users to calculate Body Mass Index
(BMI) with information, whether the user is UNDERWEIGHT, NORMAL, OVERWEIGHT,
OBESE CLASS I or OBESE CLASS II.
4.
PNP Pension App
The
PNP ITMS developed the PNP Pension App that will guide our PNP personnel and
their relatives about PNP retirement benefits with the following features:
a. Retirement Benefits
Computation for Monthly Pension, Lump Sum/Gratuity, and Commutation of Accrued
Leave;
b. Retirement Processing;
c. Documentary Requirements;
d. Laws and Provisions pertinent to PNP Retirement benefits; and
e. Contact Information of PNP units/offices involved in processing retirement.
5.
LANDBANK Mobile Banking
In lieu of ATM booth, the landbank iaccess is an alternative delivery
channel that is secure and convenient and allows ATM and current account
holders to do self-service banking transactions using IOS/Android mobile phone.
6.
AFPSLAI Mobile App
This
App gives access to all existing members to view the balances of their deposit
and loan accounts. They may also apply for loans and open a new savings deposit
(SD) account. However, final processing shall be done at the Branch Offices.
Type of Device: (smartphones and tablets)
a) iOS (version 5 & above); and
b) Android (version 6 & above)
AFPSLAI Mobile App Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
7.
RC 143 (RedCrossPH)
The
Philippine Red Cross has launched “RC143” mobile app that could help by
assessing the risk of contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
It has navigation tools that include geo-location and sensory capabilities of mobile phones that trace contact events between users.
8.GCASH and PayMaya App
During these trying times, paying bills (electricity bill, water bill, internet bill etc.) can be very difficult, especially when the local government has implemented several quarantine protocols to avoid social gatherings.
No worries! GCash and PayMaya App will help you.
Using
your mobile phone, you can instantly pay bills, buy load, send money, shop, and
more – all in the safety of your own home!
Enjoy fast and easy payments with GCash and PayMaya! It’s a safe, secure mobile wallet that connects to your mobile number, making it available anytime, anywhere.
Download GCash or PayMaya today so you can complete your errands without having to break quarantine!
9.
Live Traffic Route Finder
Police
Officer should be a smart driver and can go anywhere without worries while
performing their sworn duty. Using this app, it will help our police
officer by giving real-time traffic updates and directions for an easy route.
Know
all the traffic in your area with dedicated red, green and orange lines. The
red lines show the slow traffic in a certain area, the orange lines show medium
traffic and green lines will tell you where is fast traffic at the moment so
you could make the right decision to change your current route to a more
appropriate route.
10.
Philippine News – News Online App
Stay
updated with the latest news and trends using your mobile phone. It is an
ALL-IN-ONE app for a news site and newspaper.
It
includes but not limited to the following: ABS-CBN
News, INQUIRER.net, RAPPLER, Philstar.com, GMA News Online, SunStar, Spot.ph,
Kicker Daily News, PEP.ph, Manila Bulletin, SPIN.PH, The Manila Times, Manila
Standard Today, Philippine News, Journal Online, Tempo, CNET News, TechCrunch,
Digg, Tom’s Hardware, Engadget, GSM Arena, Huffington Post, Mail Online, New
York Times, The Guardian, CNN.com, BBC, Business Insider, Forbes, Wall Street
Journal, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, ABC News, TIME, NBA.com, FOX News, ESPN,
Ign.com, TMZ.com.