Ifugao forms prov’l task force vs commie forces

LAGAWE, Ifugao – A provincial task force was recently formed to end communist insurgency in Ifugao.

              The Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC) was formed after the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) and Provincial Development Council (PDC) recently passed Joint Resolution No. 2019-01 forming the PTF-ELCAC that will implement Executive Order No.70  or the  administration’s  Whole-of-Nation approach  to end the long running to end the long running  conflict between the government and the communist terrorists groups  in the country.

“Whole of the National approach addresses the root causes of insurgencies, internal disturbances and tensions, and other armed conflicts and threats by prioritizing and harmonizing the delivery of basic services and social development packages by the government,” the resolution stated.

The PTF-ELCAC is chaired by the governor and commanding officer of the 54th Infantry Battalion as the vice chairperson.

Members are the provincial directors/heads of 19 government offices and two non-government organizations in the province.

                The task force  will take  the lead in localization of the 12 clusters/lines of effort and the implantation of provincial plans in coordination with the relevant national government agencies, local government units, civil society and other stakeholders guided by the whole-of-nation approach driven National Peace Framework.

                It will ensure compliance to the monitoring and evaluation system provided by the Regional TF and implement the same at the municipal level to help track performance and analyze results for continuity or improvement; provide technical assistance to MTF-ELCAC as needed and to perform other functions.

It  is tasked to ensure the creation of Municipal Task Force which will complement E.O No. 70 and organize ad hoc inter-agency and multi-sectoral clusters, councils, committees and groups at the provincial level mirroring the 12 clusters/lines of effort. (JDP/MBL- PIA CAR, Ifugao)