The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS), in its dedicated pursuit of upholding public safety within the Bangsamoro Region, recently collaborated with the Community Organizers Multiversity (COM) to organize an “Orientation and Training on Conflict Reporting System.” This vital event took place on October 26, 2023, at Kalimudan Hall, Pagana Kutawato, Cotabato City.
The training was attended by dedicated volunteers hailing from Special Geographic Areas (SGA) in Midsayap, Carmen, Simsiman, Pigcawayan, Pikit, and Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur. Their participation underscores their unwavering commitment to ensuring a secure, orderly, and peaceful Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election in the Bangsamoro Region.
One of the participants from Maguindanao del Sur expressed his gratitude, stating, “𝘕𝘢𝘨𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘪 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘪-𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘶𝘩𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢-𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯. ”
The primary objective of this activity was to equip participants with a comprehensive understanding of the Conflict Reporting System’s significance in maintaining public safety, and to evaluate the processes, protocols, and templates for the forthcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
MPOS Division Chief Datu Marohomsar Gaya of the Special Operations Division (MPOS) expressed profound appreciation and gratitude to all the volunteers in his opening address. He emphasized the critical reasons behind their assembly and underscored the pivotal roles of community members. He said, “𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘰, 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘨 𝘯𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘺𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘯𝘢-𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘰 𝘙𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 – 𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘺 𝘱𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘺. 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘌𝘞𝘌𝘙. 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘋𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢-𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴.”
The training was divided into three sessions:
1. “Introduction to Conflict Reporting System” – This session provided insight into the vital roles of EWER volunteers and emphasized the significance of accurate and prompt reporting in conflict management and resolution, stressing its ability to prevent conflicts from escalating.
2. “Conflict Reporting System Overview” – The second session introduced participants to the conflict reporting system’s processes, highlighting its essential features, functions, and communication flow.
3. “Early Warning and Early Response Strategies” – The third session comprehensively explained the Conflict Reporting System (CRS), its crucial role in maintaining public safety and peace, and its function as an early warning and response mechanism. Participants also acquired the necessary skills to accurately monitor and report conflict incidents, with particular focus on election-related conflicts.
Concurrently, a similar event, in collaboration with MPOS EWER, Non-Violent Peaceforce (NP), and MMI, was organized for EWER Volunteers in Sulu province. The event took place at Notre Dame Jolo College (NDJC) in Jolo, Sulu.
This initiative plays a crucial role in the Ministry’s overarching strategy, “Community-Driven Safety and Security: An Intervention to Prevent, Monitor, and Report Election-Related Violence,” as part of the preparations for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
