July 22, 2022 – the DILG Bulacan Provincial Office convened the concerned members of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) virtually to discuss the commencement of Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) implementation in the Province.
During the meeting, LGOO II Gerald R. Cabarles, Jr, provided orientation on the guidelines of implementation and discussed the specific tasks and responsibilities of the RCSP Provincial Team in conducting the activities to the target LGUs based on the DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-169.
The meeting focused on the indicative timeline of activities wherein the NGA-members and Provincial Government functionaries expressed their willingness to provide any assistance to the RCSP LGUs, particularly in extending their existing services and tapping their city/municipal offices counterpart for the Serbisyo Caravan and Ugnayan sa Barangay.
Targeted for 2022 implementation, the nine (9) barangays in the province include: (1) Brgy. Borol 1st, Balagtas; (2) Brgy. Poblacion, Guiguinto; (3) Brgy. Sto. Rosario, Hagonoy; (4) Brgy. Guinhawa, Malolos City; (5) Brgy. San Gabriel, Malolos City; (6) Brgy. Libtong, Meycauayan City; (7) Brgy. Saluysoy, Meycauayan City; (8) Brgy. Binuangan, Obando; and (9) Brgy. Salambao, Obando.
RCSP is a component program of NTF-ELCAC which aims to close the governance and development gaps through provision of needed government programs, projects, and activities (PPAs) while ensuring that development is sustained and peace is promoted in the community.