With its unwavering commitment to promote peace and security, and harmonize efforts to sustain development in the Province of Aurora, Governor Reynante A. Tolentino led the successful conduct of 2nd Quarter Joint Meeting of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC), Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC), and Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) on June 18, 2025, held at WIDE Center Conference Room, ATC Compound, Baler, Aurora.

 

As the Chairperson of the three (3) councils, Gov. Tolentino commended the council members composed of different department heads, component LGUs, National Government Agencies, and Civil Society Organization (CSOs), for their combined efforts against criminality, illegal drugs, and insurgency, and in the maintenance of peace and order and public safety throughout the province.

The meeting highlighted the key updates from the Aurora Police Provincial Office, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Coastguard, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, for the improvement and maintenance of peace and order and public safety in the province. This was followed by reports from PDEA which tackled the province’s current stance and strategies against illegal drugs, while the 91st Infantry (Sinagtala) Battalion gave an overview of internal security operations in the province, and introduced the PNP-AFP Collaborative Efforts (PACE) program. Said program is conceptualized to enhance the coordination and active support of the PNP and synergize partnership with LGUs to ensure the operative delivery of basic services and socio-economic development in the CTG cleared barangays. Moreover, the DILG Aurora presented the priority critical programs, projects, services, and activities aimed at enhancing crime prevention and sustaining public safety target programs, projects, and activities under Peace and Order and Public Safety (POPS) Plan for FY 2026-2028.

Towards the end of the meeting, two resolutions were approved: one adopting the implementation of the PACE program in line with the province’s declaration of stable internal peace and security, and another approving the POPS Plan for FY 2026-2028.

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