DILG boosts community support plan in Misocc

INTERIOR and local government department of Misamis Occidental on Wednesday said the Retooled Community Support Program’s  implementation, review, formulation,and updating of the barangay development plan was recently held in Oroquieta City.

The activity was seen necessary to ensure that the existing RCSP action plans align to its strategic objectives vis-à-vis the mandated timeline of implementation.

DILG provincial director Pablio Benitez, Jr, said the activity was in support of the government’s efforts to end the decade-long insurgency problem of the country.

The RCSP implementation review and updating of the barangay development plan was conducted on August 19, 2020.

Benitez said amidst the pandemic, the department together with member agencies have all hands-on deck towards the effective and sustainable implementation of RCSP.

“The activity targets strong commitment of concerned LGUs and assures meaningful collaboration among stakeholders,” said Benitez.

All target LGUs generated an updated barangay development plan as a roadmap in the implementation of RCSP, according to Benetiz.

He added that this targets to liberate the geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) from severe deprivation of basic government service aids.

“It is ideal to have a focus strategy and utmost attention towards these barangays on the premise that government interventions through RCSP will counter forces of insurgency,” Benitez said.

Participants included members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 10th Infantry Battalion headed by their Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel Ray Tiongson, local chief executives and other local functionaries, and DILG field officers whose areas of responsibility belong to 2019 and 2020 target RCSP barangays of the province. (Recthie Tolinero/DILG Misocc)