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DSWD readies to engage former conflict-affected areas in Mindanao

Published May 22, 2025 01:45 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development is strengthening the capabilities of its personnel as they gear up to engage former conflict-affected and vulnerable communities in Mindanao.
DSWD-Region 12 Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. leads a workshop in Davao City with fellow government workers. (Keith Bacongco)
DSWD-Region 12 Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. leads a workshop in Davao City with fellow government workers. (Keith Bacongco)
Undersecretary for Inclusive-Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns Alan Tanjusay said the initiative aims to equip select 85 DSWD personnel as part of the agency’s contribution to the government's ongoing efforts to foster inclusive and sustainable peace.
Tanjusay said a combination of 85 existing and newly-hired personnel are undergoing a four-day training on conflict-sensitive approaches to be able to contribute effectively to peace-building efforts.
Participants are from DSWD regional offices in Central Mindanao, Northern Mindanao, and Western Mindanao.
Tanjusay said the workshop is an important venue for their personnel to have a deeper understanding on conflict dynamics, including, but not limited to issues related to Moro movements, communist insurgency, and local conflicts, and their impact on individuals and communities.
DSWD-Region 12 Director Loreto Cabaya Jr. said that the initiative is part of the Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) program piloted in three regions.
Cabaya added that his office will cover Davao region since it is not yet part of the pilot area.
Many communities in the pilot regions are affected by conflict due to communist insurgency, Moro separatists groups, and extremists.
Insurgency has waned due to government interventions implemented by various government agencies.
The PDBBM is part of the DSWD support to the national peace agenda that includes the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan program, the normalization program for Moro Islamic Liberation Front decommissioned combatant, the transformation program for Moro National Liberation Front, the Kapatiran initiatives, and various efforts aimed at the prevention of violent extremism and disbandment of private armed groups
The implementation of these programs is in collaboration with the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU).
Cabaya said that a PDBBM staff will be deployed in areas with decommissioned combatants for profiling and case management to provide the needed intervention to their families.
As a former mayor of war-torn Aleosan town in Cotabato province, Cabaya emphasized the importance of the conflict sensitivity training as it could guide government workers, including local government officials, in handling the impact of a conflict in their communities.
He suggested making conflict sensitivity training a mandatory among newly elected officials. “Many conflicts started from mere misunderstanding and failure of leaders to understand how a simple problem could evolve into a full-blown conflict.”
As former local government chief executive, Cabaya said that it gave him first-hand experience in resolving conflicts and witnessed how wars
devastated communities and disrupted the livelihood of ordinary civilians, local economy, and learning activities of school children.
Cabaya said he hopes to see participants of the training having deeper understanding and enhanced skills to be able to contribute to an effective and cohesive program implementation across all regions.

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