As part of the government’s continuing efforts to promote peace and sustain development, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Region III, in partnership with DILG Aurora, successfully conducted a two-batch orientation of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) for 18 target barangays in the province of Aurora.

The first batch of orientation was held on April 23, 2025 at Nini’s Resort, Barangay Calangcuasan, Casiguran, Aurora, gathering RCSP teams and selected barangay officials from Dilasag, Casiguran, and Dinalungan. The second batch followed on April 25, 2025, at the Don Claro M. Recto Amphitheater, Dipaculao, Aurora with participants from Dipaculao, Maria Aurora, and San Luis.

The RCSP orientation aimed to build the capacity of barangay officials, local government functionaries, and partner stakeholders for the effective implementation of the RCSP. It also provided an overview of the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP), which complements the RCSP by funding priority projects identified through community engagement.

Key topics discussed were the salient features of the DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2023-046 or the Enhanced Guidelines on RCSP covering the program’s implementation process and timeline. The current security situation in the target barangays was likewise discussed to provide context to support informed and strategic program execution.

The activity underscored the importance of convergence among national and local government units, and reinforced the commitment of barangay officials to sustain peace and bring development closer to the people. Since its implementation, the RCSP continues to prosper as a mechanism to address identified issues of the barangays by closing the governance and development gaps through provision of needed government programs, projects and activities (PPAs).

LEARN MORE: About the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP)