Undersecretary Luisito Montalbo and representatives from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) visited Lanao del Norte to update members of the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) on the latest developments in the on-going Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Philippine government (MILF-GRP) peace talks and a program intended for Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) communities.
Montalbo delivered a report during the regular meeting of the PPOC at Macapagal Training Center in the capital Tubod, and revealed a program that will give attention to MNLF communities.
Governor Khalid Dimaporo presided over the PPOC meeting, which was attended by Lanao del Norte town mayors, chiefs of police, Philippine Army officials, DILG personnel, and Pakigdait ug Pag-Amoma Alang sa Kalinaw (Pakigdait) Director Musa Sanguila.
Gov. Dimaporo said OPAPP had done "a very good job" in showing the government's sincerity and letting everyone know that the peace agreement is for all; not just the MILF, but also the MNLF.
Dimaporo said he is thankful that OPAPP has chosen the Province of Lanao del Norte to be one of the pilot recipients of a program that will give attention to MNLF communities.
In connection with OPAPP’s peace-building initiatives under the PAMANA program, a brief presentation on the status of implemented projects was made by DILG Provincial Director Carmelo Enrique Libot.
Among Lanao del Norte towns that benefited from PAMANA are Kauswagan, Munai, Poona Piagapo, Salvador, Tangkal, and Kolambugan.
OPAPP also announced that a new batch of peace monitors under the International Monitoring Team (IMT) will arrive next month.
The IMT Mission 9 will replace the current group, whose mandate will end on March 12, 2014.
IMT is tasked to monitor the cease fire, civilian protection component, rehabilitation and development, and socio-economic agreements between the government and the MILF until March 2015.
The government and MILF also agreed to reduce the number of IMT members to 36 monitors. There will be 14 monitors from Malaysia, nine each from Brunei and Indonesia, and two each from Japan and Norway.
http://www.solarnews.ph/news/regional/2014/02/24/opapp-eyes-lanao-del-norte-for-mnlf-devt-program#.Uw1lk3KPIcA
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