Butuan Grand Palace Hotel

August 5, 2019
 Background and
Rationale

1. Article II of the 1987 Constitution State principles

and policies

2. Executive Order No. 16 series of 2017 on the

adoption of National Peace Security

3. Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022

4. Reaffirmation of the Whole-of-Nation Approach by

the ASEAN thru the Joint Communique of the 50th
Foreign Ministers Meeting in Manila on August 5,
2017
 Institutionalizing
Whole-of-Nation Approach

√ Government policy for the attainment of

inclusive and sustainable peace
√ prioritize and harmonize the delivery of basic
services and social development packages in
conflict affected areas and vulnerable communities
√ facilitate societal inclusivity
√ ensure active participation of all sectors of the
society in the pursuit of Philippine peace agenda
The National Task
Force-ELCAC
 Powers and Function of
NTF-ELCAC

a. Formulate and start to implement coordination with

relevant NGAs, LGUs, CSOs and other stakeholders, a
WNA-driven National Peace Framework

b. Ensure inter-agency convergence in implementing the

Framework in conflict-affected and/or vulnerable areas

c. Enlist the assistance of any department, bureau, office,

agency or instrumentality of the gov’t. including GOCCs,
SUCs in accordance with respective mandate

Note: refer to EO 70 document for the complete list

 The National Peace
Framework

a. Contain principles, policies, plans and programs that will

bring inclusive and sustainable peace, and address the
root causes of insurgencies, internal disturbances and
tensions as well as other armed conflicts and threats in
identified areas
b. Responsive to the local needs and sensitive to realities on
the ground

c. Include a mechanism for a localized peace engagements

or negotiations and interventions that is nationally
orchestrated, directed and supervised, while being locally
implemented
 The National Peace
Framework

End Goal:

To eradicate insurgency and end

local armed conflicts by 2022
 Peace-building Measures

WHOLE OF GOOD
NATION GOVERNANCE
CONCEPTS/LINES OF EFFORT
 Conflict Resolution 1. Local Government Empowerment

• 2. International Engagement
3. Legal Cooperation
 Conflict Management
4. Strategic Communications
5. Basic Services
 Conflict Transformation 6. Livelihood and Poverty Alleviation
7. Infra and Resource Management

 Socio-economic 8. AFP/PNP Peace and Development

development 9. Situational Awareness and Knowledge Management

10. Localize Peace Engagement
11. E-CLIP and Amnesty
12. Sectoral Unification, Capacity Building & Empowerment
 EO 70
Implementation in
Caraga’s Context
 Caraga RTF-ELCAC
Organizational
Cabinet Secretary
Karlo Alexei B. Nograles
Chairperson
Structure

Regional Development Regional Peace and Order

Council Chairperson Council Chairperson
Co-Chairperson Co-Chairperson

NEDA Regional Director DILG Regional Director

RDC Vice-Chairperson RPOC Vice-Chairperson

RDC and RPOC Secretariats

OPAPP
RTF-ELCAC Secretariat

Regional Peace and Regional Development

Order Council Council

• Facilitate the implementation of The
Whole-Of-Nation approach driven by
OVERSIGHT the National Peace Framework.
• Ensure that all policies, directives,
plans and programs are formulated
by the Task Force are faithfully
carried out.
Functions of the Regional
Task Force
• Conduct periodic review and monitoring
MONITORING of the accomplishments, milestones,
action plans, policies, and feedback
loops.

• Provide technical and effective

• Formulate action plans and relevant SUPPORT & administrative support and assistance to
policies, and actionable items geared ASSISTANCE
PLANNING the Task Force in the performance of its
towards socio-economic development
tasks.
in conflict-affected and vulnerable
areas.

• Serve as the coordinating mechanism • Exercise other functions as may be

in the implementation of programs, OTHER
directed by the President of the Republic
COORDINATION projects, and activities between and FUNCTIONS of the Philippines and the Cabinet
among different national government Officer for Regional Development and
agencies and local government units Security (CORDS) .
in the Region.
• Coordinate with relevant agencies on
the status of its plans and programs ,a
nd provide updates to the NTF on the
implementation of the Framework.
 Caraga RTF-ELCAC
Composition
Regional Task Force to End
Local Communist Armed Conflict
(RTC-ELCAC)

Regional Development
Regional Peace and
Council Members
Order Council Members

Butuan City LGU Bayugan City LGU

Agusan del Norte LGU Bislig City LGU
Legend: Cabadbaran City LGU
Agusan del Sur LGU
Surigao del Norte LGU Surigao City LGU
Member of both Tandag Ciy LGU
Surigao del Sur LGU
RDC and RPOC Capital Town Mayors
Dinagat Islands LGU
Private Sector Representatives
Member of that
Council
LMP Agusan del Norte
LMP Agusan del Sur
Regular Invitees LMP Surigao del Norte NEDA DAR TESDA DENR
and Special Non- LMP Surigao del Sur DOH BFAR DTI DOST
Voting members LMP Dinagat Islands DepEd DOE DOLE
DSWD DOTr DSWD
CHED DOT DA
* RDC Special Non-
Voting Member DILG NICA
NCIP* 4th ID Philippine Army
OCD* PNP
CHR MinDA
NIA
BFAR
401st IB, Philippine Army NYC
402nd IB, Philippine Army PEZA
NBI
OPAPP DOJ-RPO
PDEA
 Caraga RTF-ELCAC
Organizational Structure
Cabinet Secretary
Karlo Alexei B. Nograles
Chairperson and Clusters

Regional Development Regional Peace and Order

Council Chairperson Council Chairperson
Co-Chairperson Co-Chairperson

RDC and RPOC Secretariats

OPAPP
NEDA Regional Director DILG Regional Director
RTF-ELCAC Secretariat
RDC Vice-Chairperson RPOC Vice-Chairperson

RTF-ELCAC

Local
Basic Local Sectoral Unification,
Government Legal Peace and Law
Services Peace Capacity Building,
Empowerment Cooperation Enforcement Engagement Empowerment

Infrastructure
and Resource
Management Situational
International Strategic Awareness and E-Clip and Livelihood and
Engagement Communication Knowledge Mgmt Amnesty Poverty Alleviation
 Cluster Composition and Agency Leads
Local Local Sectoral Unification,
Basic Peace and Law
Government Legal Peace Capacity Building,
Services Enforcement
Empowerment Cooperation Engagement Empowerment

Lead: DILG Lead: DOJ-RPO Lead: DILG Leads: AFP,PNP Leads: DILG, Leads: DOLE,
OPAPP DA, DepEd,
DOJ-RPO PIA NBI NCIP DSWD DAR DILG DAR NCIP, DILG,
BLGF NEDA NICA PIA DepEd NCIP NBI DOLE DND NICA PCW, NYC,
NCIP OCD AFP PAO DOH AFP NCIP DOTr DepEd AFP CHED, BFAR
AFP OPAPP PNP DENR CHED NHA PIA DA DOJ PNP
PNP DAR LRA DOLE PNP OPAPP BFAR DOH NCIP DSWD
DOJ-RPO PIA DENR DOJ-RPO DPWH DAR DND DOJ
PhilHealth OPAPP NIA PIA AFP DAR
SSS NAPC NEA PNP NAPC
NICA OPAPP

Infrastructure Situational International

Livelihood and Strategic and Resource Awareness and E-Clip and
Poverty Alleviation Communication Amnesty Engagement
Management Knowledge Mgmt

Lead: TESDA Lead: PIA Leads: DPWH, Lead: NICA Lead: DND, DILG Lead: NICA
DENR, DAR,
DA DSWD DepEd OPAPP DOLE DND NBI DOJ-RPO DAR NBI DepEd
DAR BFAR NAPC CHED NCIP DILG PIA DSWD DA BI DFA
DTI CDA NFA AFP DAR DA AFP PPSC NHA DepEd DOLE PNP
DOLE AFP
LBP NCIP PNP NICA DOTr PNP PNP NCIP NCIP CHED NCIP PIA
DOT DILG DBP DOE DOH PhilHealth AFP
NICA PIA
PCA AFP Provincial LGU PIO DENR OPAPP TESDA NICA
NIA PNP DOST Butuan City PIO DAR DTI AFP
DepEd MGB
DENR OPAPP Radyo Pilipinas NCIP EMB PIA PNP
NCIP DPWH DICT NIA
PhilFIDA
 Thrusts of Each Cluster in the RTF-ELCAC

Local Government Legal Basic Local Peace

Empowerment Cooperation Services Engagement

This cluster shall revisit This cluster shall provide This cluster shall provide This cluster shall strengthen
and enhance the policy coordinated legal action responsive delivery of the capacities of the national
direction, capacity and support services to basic services in order to and local governance actors
building strategies, the RTF-ELCAC. contribute to the to effectively address socio-
project development establishment of conflict- economic divides; create
support and ensure resilient, economically- modalities and strengthen
security and justice. developed, and capacities of the communities
sustainable communities. to resist violence and
participate in peace-building
and development
interventions to achieve
community resiliency and
cultural harmony.

Sectoral Unification,
Capacity Building,
Empowerment
This cluster shall engage,
unify, capacitate,
empower and mobilize all
sectors of society to be
free and resistant to
Communist Terrorist
Groups’ (CTG) mass base
building operations and
infiltration activities, as
well as positively assert
genuine peoples’
sovereignty and
government authority for
the effective and efficient
implementation of
programs to reinforce
good governance,
enduring peace and
sustainable development.
Thrusts of Each Cluster in the RTF-ELCAC
Infrastructure and
Strategic Resource
Livelihood and Management
Poverty Alleviation Communication
This cluster shall provide
This cluster shall establish This cluster shall conduct adequate, equitable,
strategic communications
responsive and sustainable, and secured
to counter the national
institutionalized measures infrastructure development
and international
to address poverty in CTG- and resource management
propaganda efforts of the
affected communities; programs, in order to
CTG and dominate the
equitably distribute land, accelerate the delivery of
communication
address land conflict basic services and contribute
environment by
issues and other related to the attainment of peace,
effectively disseminating
rural communities issues; rural development, and
information on
create livelihood and other national industrialization.
government programs
income opportunities for
the marginalized sectors; and creating external
mechanisms to facilitate
develop stable employment
conditions in different public engagement and
policy support.
industries with emphasis
on poverty alleviation and
sustainable economic
interventions for the basic
sectors.
 Thrusts of Each Cluster in the RTF-ELCAC
Situational
International Awareness and
Engagement
Knowledge Mgmt
This cluster conducts This cluster shall provide
diplomatic, informational, and disseminate timely and
and legal engagements in accurate intelligence and
various international assessments on situations
arenas and with relevant regarding the CTG and
audiences to counter the governance to the Whole-
CTG’s International Of-Nation team, in order to
Solidarity Works. support the objective of
ending the local communist
armed conflict.
E-Clip and Peace and Law
Amnesty Enforcement
This cluster shall This cluster shall conduct
orchestrate inter-agency inter-agency operations to
operations to implement defeat the CTG and its
necessary assistance and support structures in order to
interventions to former contribute to the attainment of
rebels and their families. the NTF-ELCAC objectives
The cluster aims to
reintegrate them into
mainstream society and
become productive
citizens of the country in
support to the attainment
of RTF-ELCAC objectives.
 Reporting
National Task Mechanism
Force ELCAC

Chaired by the President

of the Republic of
the Philippines
Sectoral Concerns Peace and development concerns

Regional Development
RTF –ELCAC Clusters Council

1. Local Government Development concerns

Empowerment affected by peace and
Regional Task security issues
2. Legal Cooperation
3. Basic Services Force ELCAC
4. Peace and Law Enforcement
5. Local Peace Engagement Chaired by Cabinet Secretary
6. Sectoral Unification, Capacity Karlo Alexei B. Nograles Regional Peace and
Building, Empowerment as CORDS and Merger of Order Council
7. Livelihood and Poverty RDC and RPOC
Alleviation
8. Strategic Communication Peace and order
9. Infrastructure and Resource concerns
Management
10. Situational Awareness and
Knowledge Management
11. E-Clip and Amnesty
Geographical Concerns
12. International Engagement

Local Government Units

Heads of Provincial
and City Task Forces
 Caraga RTF-ELCAC
Executive Committee
National Task (ExeCom)
Force ELCAC

RTF-ELCAC
Executive Committee

Regional Development Council Cabinet Secretary Regional Peace and Order

Chairperson Karlo Alexei B. Nograles Council Chairperson
RTF-ELCAC Co-Chairperson CORDS / RTF-ELCAC Chairperson RTF-ELCAC Co-Chairperson

NEDA Regional Director DILG Regional Director

RDC Vice Chairperson RPOC Vice Chairperson
RTF-ELCAC
Secretariat

RTF-ELCAC Provincial and City

Cluster Leads Local Chief Executives

Regional Peace and Regional Development

Order Council Council
 Milestones

1. Adoption of the Regional Task Force – ELCAC

through the Joint RDC-RPOC Resolution No. 1
series of 2019 during the Joint Full Councils
Meeting on June 26, 2019 in Balanghai Hotel and
Convention Center

2. Caraga RTF-ELCAC Clusters Orientation and Action

Planning on July 25, 2019 in Balanghai Hotel and
Convention Center
 Ways Forward:
Localizing EO No. 70
 Provincial Action
Plans on EO 70

Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans

Local Government • Strengthen Grievance
Empowerment Mechanisms at all levels
International
Engagement
Legal Cooperation • Neutralization of legal fronts
Strategic • Intensification of IEC activities on
Communications government programs and projects
 Provincial Action Plans
on EO 70

Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans

Basic Services • PPOC Community Immersion (Agusan del
Norte)
• Peace Caravans (Agusan del Sur)
• Scholarship Program for IPs
• HEALS Plus Program (Surigao del Norte
• Preparation of Community Development Plan/
Barangay Development Plan
• Implementation of Butuan on Wheels (Butuan
City)
 Provincial Action Plans
on EO 70

Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans

Livelihood and Poverty • Development of Culture and Conflict Sensitive
Alleviation Livelihood Projects
• Implementation of USAD Program (Agusan del Sur)
• Creation of job opportunities to lessen
unemployment
• Stopping of unregulated small-scale mining
• Implementation of Kapalayapaan
 Provincial Action Plans
on EO 70
Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans
Infra and Resource • Improvement/rehabilitation of Roads of far-flung
Management barangays
• Relocation of People living in hazard-prone areas
AFP/PNP Peace and • Implementation of re-tooled Community Support
Development Program
• AFP/PNP Security Operations
• Creation of IP Internal Security force in the
Ancestral Domain
• Mobilization of force multipliers
• Strengthening of Barangay Intelligence Network
Situational Awareness and • IEC Activities on RA 10168
Knowledge Management
Localize Peace Engagement • Conduct of Localized Peace Talks
• Conduct of Community Peace Dialogue
 Provincial Action Plans
on EO 70

Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans

E-CLIP and Amnesty • Operationalization of Half-way House
• Provision of assistance to Former Rebels
• Institutionalization of Monitoring System of FRs
• Provision of Legal Assistance to FRs with Criminal
Case/s
• Resettlement Projects for FRs (Agusan del Sur)
 Provincial Action Plans
on EO 70
Lines of Efforts Provincial Action Plans
Sectoral Unification, • Public Consultation/Community Mapping (Agusan
Capacity Building & del Sur, Butuan City)
Empowerment • Strengthen IP Political Mechanisms
• Establishment of Points of Convergence (Surigao
del Norte)
• Enhancement of Capacity of the PDZ Core Group:
Conflict Sensitivity and Psychosocial Training
(Butuan City)
• Formation of Issue-based Task Groups
• Advocacy on Citizenship Movement (Butuan City)
• Community Profiling (thru CBMS and RBIs)
• Strengthening of BBIs
• Consultation – Dialogue among
• Formation of cooperatives and other people’s
organization
 Target Barangays
LGU Threatened Less Threatened
Barangays Barangays
Kitcharao, Bangayan, Mahayahay
Agusan del Hinimbangan, San
Norte Isidro, Jaliobong,
Canauay, San Roque

Lianga, Diatagon, and Rajah

Surigao del Sur Cabunsuan
Note: These are included in the 80 priority barangays
 Task Force ELCAC in the
Local Government Units

• Draft DILG MC NO. _____ re: Guidelines for

the Local Government Units in the
Implementation of EO No. 70, S. 2018
• Regional and Provincial Task Force (RTF/PTF)

– The RTF/PTF shall be organized thru a Joint

Resolution created by the R/PPOC and R/PDC.
– This structure shall serve as the venue for
integrating and coordinating national efforts to
localize the peace efforts.
• Duties and Responsibilities of the Regional
and Provincial Task Force (RTF/PTF)

a. Ensure the creation of Provincial, City and

Municipal Task Forces which shall complement EO
No. 70. The POC and DC of every province, city and
municipality shall conjointly establish these task
forces.
• Duties and Responsibilities of the Regional
and Provincial Task Force (RTF/PTF)

b. Designate heads to be responsible for overseeing

the implementation of Policies, Programs, Projects,
Services and Activities in attaining inclusive and
sustainable peace within their AOR.
• Duties and Responsibilities of the Regional
and Provincial Task Force (RTF/PTF)

i. Ensure that LCEs include anti-insurgency initiatives

as their priority in their CDP and POPSP and LDIP.

k. Provide technical assistance to the City/Mun Task

Force
• Regional/Provincial Task Force Secretariat
– The Task Force shall be assisted jointly by their
joint R/PPOC and R/PDC Secretariats to be led by
the R/PPOC Secretariat Head. The Secretariat
Head shall submit an organizational and staffing
pattern of the P/C/M Task Force to the DILG
Central Office thru BLGS within 2 months from the
creation of Task Force.
• City/Municipal Retooled Community Support
Program Task Force (C/M RCSP-TF)
– The C/M RCSP-TF shall be organized thru Joint
Resolution created by the C/MPOC and C/MDC
adopting the task organization as follows:
 Mayor or Rep MPOC-MDC

RCSP Core Team

- MLGOOs
- ABC & SK Fed.
Basic Service Citizenship & Peace, Law Pres
Delivery Team Community Enforcement and - Batt Cmdr,
COP, BFP Pax
Participation Team Development - NCIP
Support Team Mandatory Rep
- FR (Cadre
Level)

- LGU - LGU - 9-Man Team (Army)

- DA - Punong Brgy. - 2 Policemen (Investigation and Legal
- DAR - Sang. Brgy. - Infusion of Cadre/FR Support
- DENR - CSOs
- DOH - Congressman Rep.
- DepEd and CHED - LT
- TESDA - Tanods
- DSWD - SK
- DOLE - RCSP Core Teams
- NCIP
- RFT Infra Cluster
• C/M RCSP-TF Duties and Responsibilities
– Take the lead in the implementation of the
Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP)
– Enlist the assistance of any department, bureau,
office, agency of instrumentality of the
government, the government-owned and
controlled corporations (GOCCs), and state
universities and colleges (SUCs), in accordance
with their respective mandates, in the
implementation of the RCSP
• C/M RCSP-TF Duties and Responsibilities
– Facilitate the convergence of all stakeholders and ensure
participation of the community members in development
planning
– Ensure the delivery of services and inclusion of the
policies, programs and projects in the local plans as
identified solutions by the affected communities
– Strengthen and empower Barangay Based Institutions
– Establish and strengthen citizenship and community
participation mechanisms to guarantee sustainability of
RCSP implementation
• Role of the DILG Regional and Field Offices
– Coordinate with NEDA in the organization and
creation of the RTF
– Ensure that the P/C/M Task Forces are created and
functional
– Assist the RTF in establishing communication and
collaboration mechanisms between and among
NGAs and LGUs to speed up coordination and
response
– Designate DILG representatives to all clusters/lines
of efforts
• Role of the DILG Regional and Field Offices
– Take an active role in the action planning and
implementation of the ff lines of efforts:
• Local Government Empowerment Cluster
• Local Peace and Engagement Cluster
• Basic Services Cluster
• E-CLIP and Amnesty Cluster
• Sectoral Unification, Capacity Building, Empowerment
and Mobilization
• Role of the DILG Regional and Field Offices
– Facilitate the execution of local initiatives and
activities related to the accomplishment of the
implementation plans
– Advise the LCEs in the implementation of the
Retooled Community Support Program and take a
lead role in the RCSP Core Team
– Monitor the implementation of PPAs related to EO
No. 70
 Monitoring and Submission of Reports

• The C/M Mayor administering the C/M RCSP-TF shall

ensure the submission of Bi-monthly Narrative
Reports to the Provl Task Force thru the C/M RCSP-TF
Secretariat
• The Provincial Governor administering the PTF shall
ensure the consolidation of the Bi-Monthly Narrative
Reports submitted by the C/M RCSP-TF Secretariats.
From these submitted reports, the PTF Secretariat
shall submit a Consolidated Monthly Report to the
RTF-ELCAC
 Monitoring and Submission of Reports

• The RTF-ELCAC thru its Secretariat shall consolidate

the Monthly Narrative Reports submitted by the PTF-
ELCAC Secretariats. From these submitted reports,
the RTF-ELCAC Secretariat shall submit a Quarterly
Narrative Report to the Planning Service of the DILG
• A standard format for reporting and monitoring
submissions shall be formulated by Planning Service
with guidance from the Office of the Undersecretary
for Local Government
Thank you!