On July 23, 2020, the Department of the Interior and Local Government XII through the Local Government Monitoring and Evaluation Division (LGMED) hosted a virtual reorientation activity on Confidential Funds Utilization and Accomplishment Reporting, Peace and Order and Public Safety Plan (POPSP) Updating and Review, and the monitoring of POPSP – Performance Compliance Monitoring System (PCMS).

The activity was participated by Peace and Order focal persons both from the DILG and the Local Government Units, and City and Municipal Government Operations Officers.  Throughout the five-hour training, the participants were engaged in a very informative discussion with the panel of resource persons from the NPOC Secretariat led by Atty. Maria Rhodora R. Flores, Chief of the Policy Compliance and Monitoring Division of the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS).

In her message, Regional Director Josephine Cabrido- Leysa, CESO III challenged the participants to maintain the CY 2019 performance of Region XII where it was awarded by the National Peace and Order Council (NPOC) with a special citation for garnering the highest compliance score in POPSP-PCMS.  Furthermore, RD Leysa encouraged them to continue working hard amidst the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic because several peace and order issues may arise during this national health emergency.

Atty. Flores thanked the DILG XII for organizing this kind of activity, the first in the country.  Accordingly, this will be used by the Central Office as model on how to support the Sub-national POC Secretariats to equip the teams amidst Covid-19 Pandemic.