The government launched this week the second Peace Caravan
aimed at delivering basic services to geographically isolated and disadvantaged
areas in the country, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. announced on
Tuesday.
Jointly organized by the Local Government Units (LGUs) and
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the caravan, composed of a high-level team
that includes Cabinet secretaries, traveled on Monday and Tuesday (August 24 to
25) to Andap Valley
"The Peace Caravan is part of the government’s
inclusive growth agenda; it ensures that communities that are prone to
exploitation by lawless elements and have thus been relegated to the margins
due to intermittent conflict will gain access to the services that they deserve
as Filipino citizens," said Coloma in a statement.
"Alongside presenting the menu of available government
programs and services, the caravan will also be a venue for consultation
between the community and the government on various issues," he added.
Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita
Quintos-Deles and Agrarian Reform Secretary Gil de los Reyes are part of the
caravan, along with undersecretaries, assistant secretaries, directors, and
staff of various agencies, among them the Cabinet Cluster on Security, Justice
and Peace, and the Office of the Political Adviser.
Also included in the caravan were officials of the
Department of Interior and Local Government, Mindanao Coordinating Office,
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, National Commission on
Indigenous Peoples, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority,
Commission on Human Rights, the Deputy Executive Secretary for General
Administration, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of
Education.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=796923
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