Mindanaotoday.com | RPOC-10 kicks off 1st QM via F2F, intensifies link among partners
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Regional Peace and Order Council-10 (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 Brig. Gen. Lawrence Coop, PNP-regional director, as the newly installed vice chairperson of the RPOC, who took an oath before Director Wilhelm Suyko of the DILG-10, and Camiguin Gov. Xavier Jesus Romualdo, RPOC chairperson.
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. 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 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, 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 Gov. Peter Unabia.
For her part, Yvette Tolentino-Sunga, DILG-10 assistant regional director, representing Suyko, discussed the Retooled Community Support Program 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)
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