Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana at the “Tatak ng Pagbabago 2020: The Pre-SONA Forum” as Chair of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster (SJPC) of President Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet. (Screengrabbed from Pre-Sona Forum, 22 July 2020)
QUEZON CITY, July 22 -- Speaking at the “Tatak ng Pagbabago 2020: The Pre-SONA Forum” as Chair of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster (SJPC) of President Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet, Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana cited accomplishments in the government’s implementation of its package of programs and policies on ensuring national security and public order as well as in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pre-SONA Forum, streamed live on various online platforms on 22 July 2020, also featured the Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster (CCAMDRRC) chaired by Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu.
The Duterte administration, through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), and the National Security Council (NSC), has ramped up its efforts to maintain peace and order, and dispense justice to enable secure and equitable lives for Filipinos here and abroad.
Secretary Lorenzana emphasized that defending national sovereignty and protecting territorial integrity is a paramount priority of the administration, citing the President’s bilateral and multilateral engagements with other countries. The SJPC Chair also highlighted the country’s efforts, led by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in building and cooperative mechanisms amongst claimant countries in the South China Sea, which significantly lowered tension and greatly helped in managing issues in the contested area.
”The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) improved its identification, detection and interdiction efforts through our air defense surveillance radars, the conduct of wider air and maritime patrols, and setting up additional detachments in strategic locations,” Secretary Lorenzana said, noting the Philippines’ enhanced the surveillance, enforcement, security, and development capabilities in the West Philippine Sea.
The rule of law continues to be strengthened in the country as exemplified by the campaign against crime and illegal drugs. Secretary Lorenzana cited the overall national crime incidence that has decreased in the first six months of 2020 by 51%.
Reforms in the Department of Justice have led to the institutionalization of efficient and impartial justice system in the country. ”Bumilis ang pagresolba ng kaso sa piskalya at ang pagsasampa ng mga ito sa korte. Dahil sa pinalakas na prosekusyon, nabawasan ang mga kasong nadi-dismiss at dumami ang nalilitis at nahahatulan,” Secretary Lorenzana reported.
The welfare of overseas Filipinos continues to be a priority of the government. The DFA opened six more embassies and consulates in various parts of the globe to ensure wider and faster delivery of services to Filipinos abroad.
To quell insurgency and achieve lasting peace, the government continues to address communist insurgency and violent extremism through comprehensive, whole-of-government programs, which aim to prevent terrorism as well as bring back former rebels to the folds of the law.
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) harmonizes all efforts of the government to implement a peace framework centered on national development and good governance. Furthermore, with the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program implemented through Task Force Balik-Loob, as well as the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program, thousands of former rebels have returned to society. They have rejoined their families and received housing, and livelihood and cash assistance.
The country has also formulated the National Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in the Philippines, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. In addition, Secretary Lorenzana noted the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law creating the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, deemed as the government’s most successful peace initiative of the government.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 11479, also known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, security forces will be capacitated to proactively prevent and defeat terrorism. “Titiyakin namin na ang bisa ng batas na ito ay itutuon lamang sa mga teroristang gustong maghasik ng lagim at karahasan sa ating mamamayan at pamayanan. hindi namin pahihintulutang magamit ito para hadlangan o yurakan ang mga karapatang pantao sa ating lipunan,” Secretary Lorenzana said.
He also said that the massive efforts that are being undertaken by the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are integrated, streamlined and decentralized by the National Task Force on COVID-19 through its National Action Plan.
“Anchored on the test, treat and trace management system, we focus on prevention, detection, isolation, treatment, reintegration, and eventual adaption to the ‘new normal,” he added. (DND)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1048343
QUEZON CITY, July 22 -- Speaking at the “Tatak ng Pagbabago 2020: The Pre-SONA Forum” as Chair of the Security, Justice, and Peace Cluster (SJPC) of President Rodrigo Duterte’s cabinet, Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana cited accomplishments in the government’s implementation of its package of programs and policies on ensuring national security and public order as well as in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pre-SONA Forum, streamed live on various online platforms on 22 July 2020, also featured the Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and Disaster Risk Reduction Cluster (CCAMDRRC) chaired by Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu.
The Duterte administration, through the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of National Defense (DND), Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), and the National Security Council (NSC), has ramped up its efforts to maintain peace and order, and dispense justice to enable secure and equitable lives for Filipinos here and abroad.
Secretary Lorenzana emphasized that defending national sovereignty and protecting territorial integrity is a paramount priority of the administration, citing the President’s bilateral and multilateral engagements with other countries. The SJPC Chair also highlighted the country’s efforts, led by the Department of Foreign Affairs, in building and cooperative mechanisms amongst claimant countries in the South China Sea, which significantly lowered tension and greatly helped in managing issues in the contested area.
”The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) improved its identification, detection and interdiction efforts through our air defense surveillance radars, the conduct of wider air and maritime patrols, and setting up additional detachments in strategic locations,” Secretary Lorenzana said, noting the Philippines’ enhanced the surveillance, enforcement, security, and development capabilities in the West Philippine Sea.
The rule of law continues to be strengthened in the country as exemplified by the campaign against crime and illegal drugs. Secretary Lorenzana cited the overall national crime incidence that has decreased in the first six months of 2020 by 51%.
Reforms in the Department of Justice have led to the institutionalization of efficient and impartial justice system in the country. ”Bumilis ang pagresolba ng kaso sa piskalya at ang pagsasampa ng mga ito sa korte. Dahil sa pinalakas na prosekusyon, nabawasan ang mga kasong nadi-dismiss at dumami ang nalilitis at nahahatulan,” Secretary Lorenzana reported.
The welfare of overseas Filipinos continues to be a priority of the government. The DFA opened six more embassies and consulates in various parts of the globe to ensure wider and faster delivery of services to Filipinos abroad.
To quell insurgency and achieve lasting peace, the government continues to address communist insurgency and violent extremism through comprehensive, whole-of-government programs, which aim to prevent terrorism as well as bring back former rebels to the folds of the law.
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) harmonizes all efforts of the government to implement a peace framework centered on national development and good governance. Furthermore, with the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program implemented through Task Force Balik-Loob, as well as the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) Program, thousands of former rebels have returned to society. They have rejoined their families and received housing, and livelihood and cash assistance.
The country has also formulated the National Action Plan on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in the Philippines, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. In addition, Secretary Lorenzana noted the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law creating the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, deemed as the government’s most successful peace initiative of the government.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 11479, also known as the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, security forces will be capacitated to proactively prevent and defeat terrorism. “Titiyakin namin na ang bisa ng batas na ito ay itutuon lamang sa mga teroristang gustong maghasik ng lagim at karahasan sa ating mamamayan at pamayanan. hindi namin pahihintulutang magamit ito para hadlangan o yurakan ang mga karapatang pantao sa ating lipunan,” Secretary Lorenzana said.
He also said that the massive efforts that are being undertaken by the government in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic are integrated, streamlined and decentralized by the National Task Force on COVID-19 through its National Action Plan.
“Anchored on the test, treat and trace management system, we focus on prevention, detection, isolation, treatment, reintegration, and eventual adaption to the ‘new normal,” he added. (DND)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1048343
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