R-PSB is the brainchild of Police Brigadier General Filmore Escobal, the regional director of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 aimed to address insurgency problems in the country.
Año recognized the program as a “Masterpiece Dish" that is significant in achieving the goal of President Rodrigo Duterte to end local communist armed conflict before his term ends.
Escobal earlier presented the concept of the program to Ańo and other senior officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police (PNP) at Camp Crame, Quezon City on November 10.
According to Año the program has a very noble initiative and concept, adding that this would be integrated to other existing programs of the PNP and further recommends for the PRO 11’s R-PSB to be adopted and practiced nationwide.
Año acknowledges the PNP's vital role in the welfare, progress and development of the community besides of its main function which is to safeguard the community and maintain its peace and order.
Escobal, meanwhile is grateful for the recognition that has been given to them, which he believed is gaining success through the active support and participation of the other peacekeeping forces, the respective Local Government Units, the stakeholders and private individuals who are seeing the positive impact of the project after it was launched sometime in January 2020.
The region’s top cop also believes that the eventual implementation of this project nationwide would hasten the government’s effort in Ending the Local Communist Armed Conflict following the stoppage in the recruitment activities of the Criminal Terrorist Groups and through the surrender of their members as a result of the PNP’s actual delivery of government services to the people in the Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas.
He said he hopes that like PRO 11 the whole country can also experience the benefits of the services and development programs provided by R-PSB to people under Geographically Isolated Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAS) barangays.
“The PNP shall gain the trust and confidence of the people as it serves as image building for the organization,” Escobal said.
Photo:PRO 11