On December 26, 2019, the DILG Region XII launched Code ZOE or Covenant for the Development of Zone on the Environment. The project is in pursuant to the DILG XII’s mantra: “Leading to Uphold Personnel in Advancing Development to Deliver Organization’s Services with Excellence" by cultivating deeper appreciation on sustainable living and responsible stewardship.

December 19 will go down in the annals of DILG XII as the first Barangay Summit on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) with the attendance of numerous punong barangays from CTG-affected communities in Region XII. Participating barangay officials were given orientation on the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP), giving clarity to their roles and responsibilities in line with the Executive Order No. 70, Series of 2018, or the “Institutionalization of Whole-of-Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and Sustainable Peace, Creating a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).”