Nograles leads 2nd RTF-ELCAC meeting in Caraga
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao de Norte,
Aug. 28 - Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday led the 2nd Caraga
Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Meeting
at the Gateway Hotel in Surigao City.
The meeting was in line with the
mandate of Executive Order No. 70, series of 2018 which created the Caraga
RTF-ELCAC and its twelve clusters effective June 26, 2019.
During the meeting, each cluster
was given the opportunity to present the outputs of its initial planning
workshops meant to define their goals and plans relating to peace and
development in their respective areas.
Nograles is the designated Cabinet
Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) as well as chairperson of
the Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
The members of the Caraga Regional
Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) are
also part of the RTF-ELCAC.
The 12 regional task force
clusters are led by the following government agencies: Local Government
Empowerment – DILG, Legal Cooperation – DOJ, Basic Services – DILG, Peace and
Law Enforcement - 402nd Infantry Brigade, 4ID, Local Peace Engagement – DILG
and OPAPP, Sectoral Unification, Capacity Building, Empowerment – DOLE,
Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation – TESDA, Strategic Communications – PIA,
Infrastructure and Resource Management – DPWH, Situational Awareness and
Knowledge Management – NICA, E-CLIP, Amnesty – DILG, and International Engagement
– DFA.
After the cluster presentations,
Nograles directed the attendees to update their roadmaps, roles, and functions
based on comments made during the gathering.
The Cabinet Secretary likewise
emphasized the need for member-agencies to ensure assignments are carried
through.
"This Task Force to End Local
Communist Armed Conflict was localized and brought to the grassroots level in
compliance with the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte that implementation
of the programs should be made at the provincial, city, municipal down to the
barangay level,” Nograles said.
In addition to EO No. 70, the DILG
released Memorandum Circular No. 2019-125 which provides guidelines for local
government units (LGUs) and local chief executives for the proper implementation
of the executive order within their jurisdiction.
The DILG also released a
memorandum to further equip barangays through community-centered initiatives
and retooled community support programs.
The Cabinet Secretary had earlier
written the heads of the partner-agencies and sought their active support and
participation in the task force.
During the gathering, Nograles
further acknowledged the active assistance of members of the Regional
Development Council (RDC) and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC).
He committed to have the
appointments of council chairpersons expedited in order to allow them to start
immediately with the tasks of addressing peace and development concerns of the
Caraga region.
A planned Covenant Signing is
slated next month involving 80 pilot barangays including representatives of
civil society organizations and participants from the private sector. The event
is meant to seal the commitments of all stakeholders for the success of the
localized implementation of EO No. 70. (PIA-Surigao del Norte)
Nograles, pinangunahan ang 2nd RTF-ELCAC meeting sa Caraga
LUNGSOD NG SURIGAO, Surigao del
Norte, Agosto 28 -- Pinangunahan ngayong Martes ni Cabinet Secretary Karlo
Nograles ang 2nd Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed
Conflict (RTF-ELCAC) Meeting na ginanap sa Gateway Hotel, Surigao City.
Ang nasabing pagpupulong ay
alinsunod sa Executive Order No. 70, series of 2018 kung saan noong ika-26 ng
Hunyo 2019 ang Caraga RTF-ELCAC at ang labindalawang clusters nito ay pormal
nang nalikha.
Sa ikalawang Caraga RTF-ELCAC
meeting na ito ay binigyan ng pagkakataon ang bawat cluster na ipresenta ang
inisyal na resulta ng kanilang ginawang planning workshops ukol sa
pagbabalangkas ng kani-kanilang magagandang hangarin at mga plano at talakayin
ang usaping pangkapayapaan at pag-unlad sa rehiyon.
Si Nograles ang nakatalagang
Cabinet Officer for Regional Development and Security (CORDS) at chairperson ng
Caraga Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
Ang mga miyembro ng Caraga
Regional Development Council (RDC) at Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)
ay kabahagi rin ng binuong RTF-ELCAC. Ang 12 clusters ng regional task force
naman ay pangungunahan ng mga sumusunod na ahensiya ng gobyerno: Local
Government Empowerment – DILG, Legal Cooperation – DOJ, Basic Services – DILG,
Peace and Law Enforcement - 402nd Infantry Brigade, 4ID, Local Peace Engagement
– DILG at OPAPP, Sectoral Unification, Capacity Building, Empowerment – DOLE,
Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation – TESDA, Strategic Communications – PIA,
Infrastructure and Resource Management – DPWH, Situational Awareness and
Knowledge Management – NICA, E-CLIP, Amnesty – DILG at International Engagement
– DFA.
Pagkatapos ng cluster
presentations, inatasan ng kalihim ang mga ito na i-update ang kanilang
roadmaps, roles, at functions base sa naging komento ng grupo at binigyang diin
nito na dapat ang lahat ng member-agencies ng mga clusters ay bigyan ng mga
tiyak na gawain at assignments.
“Itong Task Force to End Local
Communist Armed Conflict ay ni-localize na rin natin alinsunod sa direktiba ni
Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na dapat ang implementasyon nito ay dalhin sa
provincial, city, municipal hanggang barangay levels,” ayon kay Nograles.
Bilang susog sa EO No. 70,
inilabas ng DILG ang Memorandum Circular No. 2019-125 na naglalaman ng mga
alituntunin para sa mga local government units partikular sa local chief
executives na ipatupad sa kani-kanilang nasasakupan ang naturang executive
order.
Naglabas din ang nasabing ahensiya
ng memorandum na mas paunlarin ang mga barangay sa pamamagitan ng programang
pinatatakbo ng komunidad at retooled community support program.
Dati ng lumihan si Secretary
Nograles sa lahat ng namumuno ng mga concerned national government agencies
upang hilingin sa mga ito na aktibong makibahagi, manindigan at suportahan ang
localization process ng naturang task force.
Sa nasabing pagpupulong ay
kinilala rin ng kalihim ang masigasig na pakikipagtulungan ng mga miyembro ng
Regional Development Council (RDC) at Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)
sa naturang rehiyon.
Nangako rin ito na kanyang
personal na ipa-follow up ang mga appointments ng chairperson ng council upang
makapagsimula nang kumilos at magtrabaho para sa kaayusan at katahimikan
gayundin sa pagpapaunlad ng rehiyon.
Sa susunod na buwan ngayong taon,
plantsado na ang gaganaping Covenant Signing sa Caraga na sasaksihan ng 80
pilot barangays kasama ang mga kinatawan ng civil society organizations at
pribadong sektor upang pormal na maselyuhan ang commitments ng mga ahensiya at
stakeholders para sa ikatatagumpay ng localized implementation ng EO No. 70.
(PIA-Surigao del Norte)
