The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) in collaboration with its peace partners successfully gathered a total of 127 community members in the Special Geographic Areas (SGA) for a dialogue to raise awareness on preventing horizontal conflicts specifically Nabalawag, Kadayangan, Kapalawan, and Old Kabacan through its series of Community-Based Advocacy on Preventing Rido held from October 7 – 10, 2024.
The series of activities tackled in-depth discussions on the causes of conflict, conflict resolution strategies, and the vital role of the community in preventing Rido.
MPOS Community Affairs Officer III, Basit Minandang elaborated how the role of the community is integral towards sustaining peace, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪-𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
While Mr. Mohamad Tantong a participant of the activity expressed his gratitude towards the Ministry, “𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘗𝘖𝘚 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘈𝘳𝘦𝘢, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵.”
The activity also gathered key peace partners of the Ministry ranging from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) such as the 34th & 90th Infantry Battalion as well as key Officials from the Municipal Local Government Units in SGA.
The collaboration between MPOS and its peace partners further reinforced the unwavering commitment and dedication of the Bangsamoro Government towards a peaceful, resilient, and progressive Bangsamoro.
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