In a significant move to enhance safety and security within the Bangsamoro Region, the Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) joined forces with Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) and Mangungaya Mindanao Incorporated (MMI) to conduct an “Orientation and Training on Conflict Reporting System” for its Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) volunteers to report and monitor conflict and election-related incidents on the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election 2023.
EWER volunteers from Maguindanao Del Sur, particularly in Datu Unsay, Datu Salibo, and Datu Saudi Ampatuan, along with Special Geographic Areas in Pikit trained by Nonviolent Peaceforce (NP) were gathered at Ace Resto in Midsayap, North Cotabato on October 23, 2023.
Simultaneously, EWER Monitors from Mangungaya Mindanao Incorporated (MMI) convened at Sultan Hall in Pagana Kutawato, Cotabato City, with a focus on conflict and election-related incident monitoring in Maguindanao Del Sur, including areas like Mamasapanao, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Shariff Aguak, and South Upi, as well as adjacent Municipalities in Maguindanao del Norte.
MPOS Development Management Officer III Nasrodeyn Matapid commended the significant contributions of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) to this effort, emphasizing the value of collaboration and best practices sharing among these entities, which previously operated independently.
He said, “𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘯𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘥𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘰. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 3 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰. 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢, 𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘯. 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘪-𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘰 𝘪-𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰.”
The training program encompassed three sessions. The first session, “Introduction to the Conflict Reporting System,” highlighted the essential roles of EWER monitors, emphasizing the importance of timely information gathering and accurate reporting to manage conflicts effectively.
The second session offered a comprehensive overview of the Conflict Reporting System, while the third session focused on Early Warning and Early Response Mechanism Strategies, providing participants with the skills necessary to monitor and report conflict incidents accurately, especially in the context of election-related violence.
During the training, participants delved into the conflict reporting system process, its functions, and features, including communication flow and incident types to monitor. “𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘮𝘢-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢-𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘳𝘦-𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, ” said by one of the participant from Maguindanao province expressing his commitment to monitoring and serving during BSKE 2023 despite concerns about peace and order in their community.
The concluding assessment workshop empowered participants to refine their monitoring strategies and develop contingency plans, enhancing overall conflict monitoring effectiveness. “𝘉𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘪 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘱𝘺𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘵,” said by one of the participants from the Bangsamoro Special Geographic Areas.
This initiative is a significant component of the Ministry’s “Community-Driven Safety and Security: An Intervention to Prevent, Monitor, and Report Election-Related Violence” for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
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