Cotabato City | The Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) officially received a range of advance communication tools and equipment for the Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) from the SUBATRA (Suporta sa Bangsamoro Transition) Justice and Society Project (SJSP) on March 14, 2024 (Thursday).
In a ceremony held at the SUBATRA office in Cotabato City, marked the official handover of a cutting-edge communication equipment to MPOS consisting of high-speed satellite internet devices, global communication network radios, and two-way portable radios for the EWER mechanism. These tools are expected to revolutionize the Ministry’s Early Warning and Early Response (EWER) network, particularly in remote island provinces and municipalities within BARMM.
MPOS’ Director General Atty. Al-Rashid L. Balt, emphasized the significance of these technological enhancements in bolstering the operational efficiency of the EWER network across the region. “𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘚𝘜𝘉𝘈𝘛𝘙𝘈 𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘢 𝘢𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢 𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘬𝘢-𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘨𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘭𝘢. 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵, 𝘚𝘜𝘉𝘈𝘛𝘙𝘈,” he remarked, expressing gratitude for the support.
Significantly, the signing of documents during the ceremony ensured a seamless transition of the equipment into the MPOS and its EWER network across the region.
Ms. Bai Shaima Baraguir, KE II Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) of SUBATRA, stressed the importance of these tools in fulfilling the overall development in the region. “𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘰 𝘱𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘔 𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘉𝘈𝘙𝘔𝘔.” She remarked, highlighting the transformative potential of this support.
Support to Bangsamoro Transition (SUBATRA) is a 5-year programme, funded by the European Union, and co-financed by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), through an Agreement with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. It aims to strengthen the operational capacities of the Bangsamoro government contributing to the region’s advancement and stability.
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