Tarlac City, Tarlac | The Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Development Council (PDC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC)— all chaired by Governor Susan A. Yap, convened on December 1, 2022 at Old SP Hall, Tarlac Provincial Capitol, Tarlac City, Tarlac for the 4th Quarter Joint Council Meeting.

Governor Yap presided over the activity to discuss about the Province’s gains and challenges, while representatives from the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battallion, Phillipine Drug Enforcement Agency, Tarlac Police Provincial Office, Bureau of Fire Protection Tarlac Provincial Hospital, Provincial Tourism Office, and the Provincial Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Office relayed their respective updates relative to the Council’s duties as the last quarter of the year concludes.

The meeting also served as a venue to acknowledge the Province’s 2022 Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) and Anti-Drug Abuse Council (ADAC) awardees, while Philippine National Police’s KAPULISAN SIMBAHAN PAMAYANAN (KASIMBAYANAN) Program was unanimously adopted by the council.

Under the Local Government Code of 1991, Provinces, Cities and Municipalities must establish functional Peace and Order Councils across the country to ensure that efforts on anti-criminality, anti-illegal drugs, and anti- insurgency are in place, further safeguarding the welfare of the people.

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