CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA)--The Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)-10 kicked off its first full quarter of meeting face-to-face—the first physical meeting conducted since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The activity started with the oath-taking of P/BGen Lawrence B. Coop as the newly-installed Vice Chairperson of the RPOC, who took an oath before the RPOC Head Secretariat, DILG 10 Regional Director Wilhelm M. Suyko, and RPOC Chairperson Xavier Jesus D. Romualdo.
The RPOC took up a full agenda, among which are presentations from the members of the Special Action Committees (SACs) highlighting their respective areas of concern and plans for CY 2023.
Romualdo expressed that the council will be strengthened with support from partner agencies and the local government units (LGUs). Moreover, he looks forward to working with the council in CY 2023–2025.
Boost to peace efforts
The DILG, as the head secretariat of the council, seeks to assist the chairperson in the conduct of meetings and sessions as well as the provision of technical and administrative assistance in the performance of the RPOC.
Meanwhile, Suyko presented the resolutions on the reorganization of the RPOC, the composition of the Special Action Committees (SAC), the composition of the RPOC 10, and the schedule of the quarterly meetings, among others.
With the occurrence of cybercrime issues in the region, Director Suyko also suggested including the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) as one of the members of the SAC on anti-crime, which was duly seconded by Misamis Oriental Governor Peter M. Unabia.
For her part, DILG Assistant Regional Director Yvette Tolentino-Sunga, representing RD Suyko, discussed the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) in 17 target barangays in northern Mindanao.
The meeting also served as a platform for the members of the SAC to thresh out issues and concerns arising from their respective calls of duty, determine possible solutions, and arrive at a collective decision.
In attendance were the SAC members, which include Public Safety, Anti-Criminality, Anti-Insurgency, and Violent Extremism, and the Regional Inter-Agency Taskforce on Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). (DILG-10/PIA-10)
