The implementation of the Disiplina Muna National Advocacy campaign gained traction after the Regional Management Coordinating Committee-7 urged its members to support the initiative.
As a strategy in bringing back the culture of discipline among Filipinos, the committee approved a resolution enjoining its members to support the implementation of the campaign in their respective organizations on January 31, 2020.
Department of the Interior and Local Government-7 Director Leocadio Trovela presided over the meeting with the presence of the officials from the Bureau of Fire (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Philippine National Police (PNP), National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), National Youth Commission Visayas Cluster, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos-7, Regional Training Center, Armed Forces of the Philippines, among others.
“DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2019-181 enjoins local chief executives and heads of attached agencies to lead the campaign in their respective local government units/attached agencies by undertaking relevant advocacy activities promoting the culture of discipline among their constituents and stakeholders,” reads portion of the approved resolution.
Under the memorandum circular, there are seven pillars of the campaign such as; a) Road Clearing; b) Disaster Road Preparedness and Resilience; c) Anti-Smoking; d) Ease of Doing Business; e) Liquor Ban; f) Tourist Spots Cleanup; and g) Functional Barangay Anti-drug Abuse Council.
To recall, DILG-7 held the regional launch of the Disiplina Muna on December 6, 2019 in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
During the meeting, PBGEN Valeriano De leon, then director of Police Regional Office-7, requested the group to conduct another regionwide launch for a wider reach.
Other members of the body, such as BFP and BJMP, for their part, pledged to cascade their program at their level by conducting separate launch and lectures.
RMCC is the coordinating body for effective organizational and coordinative linkages and integration of policies and programs at the regional level.
In the approved resolution, it stated that the advocacy campaign aims to rebuild the culture of discipline in the community as a key for sustainable development and maintenance of peace and order.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and all member-agencies of the RMCC will be given copy of the approved resolution.
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