ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Mindanao Command (AFP-WestMinCom) said Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte issued Executive Order (EO) No. 70, providing for the creation of a national task force and the adoption of a national peace framework to end local communist-based armed conflict in the country.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during his visit to Camp General Vicente Lukban in Catbalogan City, Samar on June 19, 2019. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
AFP-WestMinCom said that under E.O. No. 70, the national task force is meant to formulate and implement a national peace framework anchored on the whole-of-nation approach to address insurgency.
The framework pushes for inter-agency convergence and addresses insurgency through sector participation and peaceful mechanisms, complementing the peace efforts of local government units and national agencies.
Colonel Arnulfo Bajarin of the AFP Peace Development Office presented the implementation plan during a meeting held in Camp Navarro, Calarian on Wednesday morning, June 19.
Lt. Gen. Arnel Dela Vega, WestMinCom chief, said that “synchronizing all efforts is an effective mechanism to combat insurgency.”
“The framework is there to ensure that counter-insurgency actions reflect the local governments’ approach and a unified and inclusive solution is employed to resolve insurgency,” Dela Vega added.
Also present were Police BGen. Joselito Salido, of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations; Police BGen Eugenio Paguirigan, of the Directorate for Operations; and other military, coast guard, and public officials.
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