PNP joins TESDA in providing skills trainings to Butuan’s RCSP priority villages

The Philippine National Police (PNP) joins with Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in providing skills training to residents of Brgy. Antongalon here. This development came after TESDAAgusan del Norte

By Robert E. Roperos Provincial Director Rey M. Cueva has discussed on October 22, 2020 in a meeting with Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) Director PCol. Canilo Fuentes, Antongalon Brgy. Capt. Epefania D. Antoquia, and some police officers of this city on the possible interventions to be given to residents of the said barangay. Director Cueva said that one of the skills trainings that are lined-up is the Organic Vegetable Production which is being pushed by TESDA Sec. Isidro S. Lapena to allow the local community to

obtain self-sufficiency in food production. Other livelihood trainings that are put in place are: rug-making, soap-making, floor wax-making, banana chips, cake, buko pie and buko halo-halomaking. “By teaching the local residents of these trainings, we are hoping that this can help the community in their livelihood,” Cueva said. B a r a n g a y Antongalon is one of the 14 barangays of this city that is given priority by the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP). The CSP is a program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Development Support and Security Plan (DSSP) dubbed as “Kapayapaan,” which is a multi-stakeholder and community-based peace and development resources in addressing effort aimed to establish issues and gaps due to and protect a conflict- limited resources and affected community. It participation of other aims to identify issues of National Government the communities and Agencies (NGAs). introduce developmental Thus, the RCSP interventions to resolve was formulated in order these issues that the the strengthen the CSP community itself initiatives of the military identified. and making the effort However, the of Local Government CSP is limited with Units driven. With the

implementation of the RCSP, Local Chief Executives will be the champions of the RCSP through their programs, projects and activities (PPAs) that are geared towards institutionalizing sustainable peace and development. (TESDA Agusan del Norte, PIA Agusan del Norte)