DAVAO CITY, Sept. 21– The Human Development Committee of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Davao Region held an organizational meeting recently to set its goals.
“We want to organize and spell out our functions and responsibilities,” said Social Welfare and Development Assistant Regional Director and RPOC Human Development Committee Chair Priscilla N. Razon.
Razon said “we must coordinate and collaborate our efforts in delivering programs that can respond to conflict in the barangays.”
She added that the basis of the creation of the committee is to look into “how we can address poverty so that we can win back the sympathy of the communities.”
In its efforts to become more effective, the council has created two committees, namely, the security committee and the human development committee.
Dividing the council, said Brigadier General Ariel B. Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division, will allow it to expand its reach.
“We can also expand our services in promoting harmony in rural communities.”
The council is composed of the region's provincial governors, mayors of highly-urbanized cities, presidents of the Leagues of Municipalities, the regional counterparts of national departments, offices and agencies.
Created in 2008 through the Executive Order No. 739, the council is headed by the chairman and vice-chairman both appointed by the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government with the approval of the President.
In its second quarter meeting at Ritz Hotel on July 11, the council approved a resolution creating the two committees.
The security committee “performs the core function of the RPOC under the victory/demobilization peace paradigm,” while the human development committee “helps address the millennium development goals with emphasis on health, education and income opportunities.” (DSWD-11/Leslie Lao-Francisco)
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