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Regional Peace and Order Council

here were three (3) regular and one (1) Special Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) meetings
Tconducted for CY 2015. The 1st Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) Meeting was held on May
26, 2015 at the CSI Stadia with Dagupan City Mayor Belen T. Fernandez as RPOC Chair and Presiding
Officer. The RPOC members unanimously approved, thru Resolution No 1. Series 2015, the
inclusion of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) as expanded member to the Regional Peace and Order Council.

The Special RPOC met on July 15, 2015 at Masigasig Hall, Police Regional Office 1, Camp
Oscar Florendo, City of San Fernando, La Union with the main purpose of discussing the convergence efforts
of National Government Agencies assisting the local government units in Ilocos Sur which have insurgency
concerns.

RPOC Resolution No. 02 s. 2015, “Resolution on the adoption of Convergence of Services for Peace
Action Plan Toward Attainment of Peace and Development” was unanimously approved by the
Council and signed by the RPOC Chair during the 2nd RPOC meeting last July
21, 2015 at the DILG R1 Training Hall, City of San Fernando, La Union. Copies of
Resolution and Action Plan were given to all concerned local chief executives and
regional government agencies for their reference and appropriate action, copy furnished the
National Peace and Order Council Chair, the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (NPOC SILG).

The 3rd was a joint RPOC and Ilocos Sur Provincial POC meeting held last November 27, 2015 at
Baluarte, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. It was presided by RPOC Chair, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez and
PPOC Chair, Governor Ryan T. Singson.

Discussed during the meeting were updates on regional peace and order situation which includes police
operations and one time big time operations, updates on internal security, and joint security plan “Amianan”.

Aside from the RPOC, all the four (4) provinces, nine (9) cities, and 116 municipalities were provided with
Secretariat Support Services during their quarterly Local Peace and Order Council Meeting.

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