DILG bares partial list of peace and order council heads
Cecille Suerte Felipe
Philippine Star
Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno announced yesterday the partial list of chairpersons of the country’s regional peace and order councils (RPOCs) which under the law are empowered to execute national policies, plans, and programs related to peace and security concerns at the local level.
Puno said that RPOCs play a key role in crime prevention by being on the frontline of the government’s continuing efforts to enhance the level of cooperation between the police and the private sector.
He added that a 2006 Malacañang directive giving the Philippine National Police a shared responsibility with the Armed Forces of the Philippines in handling the insurgency problem means that RPOCs now play a pivotal role in dealing with threats to internal security.
They are also required to make periodic assessments of the prevailing peace and order situation in their respective areas of responsibility and receive complaints, if any, against government personnel, whether civilian or military.
These complaints, Puno said, are endorsed to the agency concerned, which, in turn, is compelled to submit reports of action taken on grievances to the RPOCs.
As approved by President Arroyo, Puno said that for the Ilocos region, the designated chairperson is Gov. Amado Espino Jr. of Pangasinan, while Gov. Dakila Carlo Cua of Quirino province was named head in Cagayan Valley.
Mayor Oscar Rodriguez of San Fernando City, Pampanga was appointed RPOC chair for Central Luzon; Gov. Josephine Sato of Occidental Mindoro for MIMAROPA (Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) region; and Gov. Luis Raymund Villafuerte of Camarines Sur for Bicol.
Gov. Neil Tupas of Iloilo was appointed chair for Western Visayas; and Gov. Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar for Eastern Visayas.
For Northern Mindanao, Gov. Jose Ma. Zubiri of Bukidnon was named the RPOC chair, while Gov. Douglas Cagas of Davao del Sur was appointed for the Davao region.
Others named to head the RPOC are Gov. Datu Suharto Mangudadatu of Sultan Kudarat for SOCCSKSARGEN or Central Mindanao; Gov. Vicente Pimentel Jr. of Surigao del Sur for CARAGA; and Gov. Zaldy Ampatuan for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Mayor Maria Lourdes Fernando of Marikina City was appointed chair of the Metro Manila Peace and Order Council.
Peace and order councils, which are under the guidance of the National Police Commission, were created through Executive Order 309 to implement and execute national policies, plans and programs on peace and order.
Among its goals is to empower the local community towards greater participation and involvement in the formulation and implementation of peace and order programs.
Puno said RPOCs are also tasked under the law to monitor the implementation of peace and order programs and projects at the regional levels and the operation of Civilian Volunteer Self-Defense Organizations and counterinsurgency programs and activities in their respective areas of jurisdiction.
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