The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), in partnership with the United Nations Philippines and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), recently organized an extensive two-day training workshop titled “Writeshop on Conflict Reporting System (CRS) Manual.” The primary objective of this writeshop was to facilitate and foster the generation of innovative ideas geared towards crafting an effective conflict reporting system manual, and to pinpoint best practices of Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) mechanism within the unique context of the Bangsamoro region.
Participants in this training workshop represented esteemed civil society organizations and key partners operating within the Bangsamoro region, including IOM, MMI, CRS, NP, CBCS, MARADECA, and PAKIGDAIT. Their active involvement underscored their commitment and support for this endeavor. Furthermore, their valuable insights, perspectives, and sharing of best practices provided a profound understanding of the existing conflict reporting systems within their respective areas of operation.
During the event, MPOS Director-General Atty. Al-Rashid Balt emphasized the critical importance of establishing and harmonizing the EWER and conflict reporting mechanism within the Bangsamoro region. He highlighted that this initiative is fundamental to ensuring the safety and security of the general populace and communities residing in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Director-General Balt stated, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘔 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘸𝘰-𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘶𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘬𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨,” remarked Ms. Jehan Usop, SPO of CRS, capturing the insights shared by many participants.
The successful achievement of the writeshop’s objectives included the collection of perspectives on the ideal components of the CRS manual, recommendations for the manual’s contextual format, identification of organizations and agencies with prior and ongoing EWER-related initiatives, and the gathering of input on the establishment of community-based conflict reporting mechanisms, as well as conflict reporting processes, data and information management, implementation, institutional coordination, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning processes.
IOM National Project Officer, Mr. Michael Dumamba expressed delight and optimism regarding the outcomes of the two-day writeshop. He extended his heartfelt gratitude to MPOS and all participating partners for their enthusiastic and active engagement in this initiative. He noted, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.”
This initiative aligns seamlessly with the Ministry’s SAFE BARMM programs, which aim to operationalize the conflict reporting system, promote consolidation, and facilitate comprehensive reporting. Spearheaded by the Ministry’s Special Operations Division, this endeavor marks the beginning of an enduring partnership aimed in establishing a standardized conflict reporting system manual within BARMM.
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