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)
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