RPOC 10 Moves to Sustain Normin’s Lead

The Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) 10 convened last week with more vigor after Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar S. Moreno ws officially sworn in as its new chairperson, following the appointment issued recently by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo.

For more than a year the RPOC 10 had no chair and under the law its chairmanship has to be appointed by the DILG with the approval of the president and consent of the partner Non Government Organizations as well as from the private sector.

In his message after being sworn, Moreno egged on RPOC members to take the challenge of orchestrating the region’s peace and order plan in order to sustain its status as the leading economy in Mindanao.

Nelieta Q. Noval, Municipal Mayor of Tubod Lanao Del Norte, officially sworn in Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno as the new Chair for the Regional Peace and Order Council 10 (RPOC 10) following the appointment issued by the DILG. (Rodolfo D. Mendoza/PIA-10)

“While we occupy the position of leadership, it may slip away,” he said, adding that the typhoon Sendong mishap has also affected the region’s economy. “Other regions are fast picking up, we are well positioned but certainly Sendong will take its toll on the whole region and the challenge now, is how do we make up for it - we need to do more, to be able to attract investors, we need to have a commendable peace and order condition, that is the only way we help in making them stay, invest more, as well as attract other player to come in.”

Moreno further cited the “Lantad Peace- Building Experience: Turning Red to Green in Misamis Oriental”, which bagged the Galing Pook Award last year.

He spelled Misamis Oriental Provincial Peace and Order Council’s (PPOC's) innovations and learning's in attaining such and proposes to the RPOC body to attempt in replicating it and likewise requested the DILG to appoint two vice-chairpersons, one from the uniformed and non-uniformed members.

For the uniformed sector the Philippine National Police 10 (PNP) chief automatically takes the place, while the council proposed Bukidnon Governor Alex Calingasan to represent the non-uniformed sector.

The governor has also underscored the importance in engaging the public and private sector in RPOC. (Jorie C. Valcorza/PIA-10)