DILG Caraga hosts localization activity for EO 70

From the Philippine Information Agency (Mar 10, 2020): DILG Caraga hosts localization activity for EO 70 (By DILG Caraga)

BUTUAN CITY, Mar. 10 -- The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Caraga hosted the conduct of Localization of EO (LEO) 70 Planning Workshop for Mindanao Cluster on March 5 and 6 in Almont Inland Resort, this city.

The activity was participated by the heads of DILG regional offices in Mindanao. DILG Undersecretary for Local Government Marivel C. Sacendoncillo was also present, together with personnel from the Local Government Academy.

The said workshop centered on identifying different strategies to be employed in the localized implementation of EO 70 such as creating services that will ensure the attainment of peace along with identifying and assessing risks upon attaining the said goal and identifying the set of indicators that will measure its success.

Usec. Sacendoncillo shed light on the reason behind the prevailing existence of insurgency, explicating that as long as socio-economic issues are not addressed, Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) will continue to exploit the economically-underprivileged and the cultural minorities in forwarding their own agenda.

In addition, she underscored the significance of the Retooled Community Support Program (RSCP) in which creating a dialogue with the community is deemed as one of the primary steps in formulating solutions to the communities’ problems.

“You can bring your ideas and adjust this according to the needs of your region. The vehicle will be different as we move through this journey from one place to another,” she added.

To cap off the activity, the participants had an on-site learning experience in a Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) project in Brgy. Puting Bato, Cabadbaran City where they saw firsthand the positive impacts of a community-consulted government intervention against insurgency.

Implementation of RCSP

The implementation of RCSP in the region paved the way for the completion of the Barangay Development Plans (BDPs) of the 80 priority barangays, enabling the conduct of community consultations and public validation of the identified priority projects during the Barangay Assembly to address the governance gaps of the concerned barangay.

This paved way for the construction of a farm-to-market road (FMR) in the geographically isolated, disadvantaged, and conflict-affected areas across the region and the facilitation of abaca weaving and handicraft making and provide access to credit (loan assistance) as much as Php 200,000. (DMR/DILG-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)

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