The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) rolled out over the weekend a service caravan in the coastal community of Albarka in the former Islamic insurgency stronghold of Basilan Is. in Mindanao.
Fifteen government agencies and local government units took part in the day-long event dubbed “KaPEACEtahan 2024” meant to bring essential services to around 500 members of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Indigenous Peoples in the municipality.
“We thank the MNLF and MILF leadership for their trust and confidence in the government, the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police for their relentless efforts to maintain pace and order in Basilan,” said retired Brig. Gen. Buenaventura Pascual, chairman of the Philippine Government Management Committee in his remarks.
The activity was led by OPAPRU’s MNLF Peace Process Office, with support from MILF Peace Process Office and the Socio-economic Unit. It was conducted in partnership with the Basilan Provincial Government and the Municipal Government Unit of Albarka.
Participating agencies and offices included the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform (MAFAR), Ministry of Labor and Employment (MOLE), Ministry of Trade, Investments, and Tourism (MTIT), Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO), Provincial Health Office (PHO), among others.
