In efforts to bring government services closer to people and advocate peace and development in the community, DILG Bohol in collaboration with Bohol Provincial Task Force (PTF) – ELAC, Ubay Municipal Task Force – ELCAC and the Regional Task Force 7 ELAC member agencies conducted the regional Dagyawan sa Barangay today, October 7, 2021.

Highlights of the activity held at Barangay Lomangog, Ubay, Bohol were the ceremonial ground installation of the Peace Pole, Serbisyo Caravan and the Ugnayan ng Sektor at Barangay.

Officials present during the activity were Hon. Constantino Reyes, Municipal Mayor Ubay Bohol; Provincial Director Jerome Gonzales, DILG Bohol Province; Felix Cutamora, Punong Barangay; LTC Allyson Depayso, 47th IB Acting Commander Officer; and PCOL Osmundo Salibo, Provincial Director of Bohol Police Provincial Office.

Bohol Governor and PTF-ELCAC Chair Arthur Yap was represented by former Board Member Agapito Avenido. DILG Regional Director Leocadio Trovela delivered his message of support via Zoom.

“The DILG-7 regional office remains focused and steadfast in the implementation of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP) that aims to address identified issues of the communities by bridging development gaps through the provision of the needed government PPAs while ensuring that development is sustained and peace is promoted,” he said.

Dir. Trovela commended the Bohol PTF-ELCAC, DILG Bohol, Municipality of Ubay, Barangay Lomangog, and the partner agencies for coming up with an extensive regional Dagyawan sa Barangay despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the venue, a Serbisyo Caravan, which offered basic government services to people, was held in partnership with the Provincial Government of Bohol, Municipal LGU, and NGAs.

Talakayan ng Mamayan, a dialogue between government and people in the Barangay, was held the town’s covered court in partnership with the Provincial Government of Bohol, Municipal LGU, and NGAs.

Partner agencies Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-7, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-7, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-7, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)-7, and Department of Agriculture (DA)-7 also delivered their message of support to the participants via Zoom.

Other regional line agencies present were the following: Technical Educational and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)- 7 and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) – 7.

Completing the activity was the signing of Commitment Signing led by the Municipal Task Force ELCAC and RCSP Team as a gesture of commitment to the government’s whole-of-nation approach to end armed conflict and achieve inclusive peace and sustainable development under the Executive Order No. 70 of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.