The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS)-BARMM Special Operations Division, in its ongoing commitment to ensure public safety in the Bangsamoro Region, gathered all the EWER Core Leaders of various CSOs from the adjacent towns and Municipalities of Datu Salibo, Pagatin, Mamasapano, and Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur to conduct an Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) Core Group Meeting. The meeting was held at Alamid Resto, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur. The objective was to gather insights and recommendations aimed at strengthening early warning and response strategies to address safety and security challenges within the SPMS box and its adjacent areas.
“𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢 𝘱𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘥 𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘬𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢-𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘰, 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘢 [𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺]. 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 [𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙] 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘨-𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.”, Mr. Saidin Salasal, a participant, expressed his insights for the efficacy of EWER in accelerating the information dissemination and community preparedness, acknowledging the Ministry’s continuous public safety initiatives.
The meeting is comprised of two key sessions, firstly is the “Community Mapping and Profiling” aimed at consolidating updates on human-induced conflicts, recent incidents, peace initiatives, and community resilience efforts. Additionally, network profiling sought to identify information sources within the region. Secondly is the “Needs-based Assessment” focused on defining the roles and goals of EWER volunteers within the SPMS Box, underlining the significance of early warning, prompt response, and community engagement.
Dr. Datusikie Ampilan from Magungaya Mindanao Inc. (MMI) encouraged the participants to sustain these efforts and initiatives to attain lasting peace and prosperity in the Bangsamoro Region. He said, “𝘋𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘐 𝘣𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘐 𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘺𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘣𝘶 𝘣𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘵𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 – 𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘮𝘣𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰. 𝘕𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘢. 𝘏𝘰𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺, 𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘺𝘢 𝘬𝘢 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘭 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘸. 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘴𝘰 𝘬𝘢𝘥𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘶 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘯𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪 𝘯𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘢 𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘪𝘯.” (This does not imply that our activity for today is over rather it is only the beginning. This marked the beginning of our shared journey. We can only hope that what we have aspired will materialize, and benefit the vast majority. May this endeavor served as a means to attain the peaceful, progressive, and resilient Bangsamoro.)
The activity served as a collective commitment of the Ministry and EWER organizations in Maguindanao del Sur, signifying a strong foundation of collective knowledge and collaborative efforts to maintain the public safety and security in the Bangsamoro communities.
