Forum on Iligan's security mgt held

Members of civil society, representatives of civic organizations, city councilors and few media workers attend a forum on security concerns on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Kalinaw Hall, MSU-IIT IPDM, Iligan.

Police senior superintendent Leony Roy Ga, city police chief officer, informed participants on the security management and strengthening efforts while the city is in a month-long fiesta or Diyandi Festival.

PNP senior superintendent Ga updated participants on the strategic deployment of security
forces in Iligan to secure residents in time of Diyandi Festival celebration. He also provided
hotline numbers for emergency calls needing prompt action. 

Checkpoints and more police enforcers are deployed in strategic areas of the city to suppress potential threats and to maintain the peace and order situation.

Ga also said that all security sectors are mobilized these days for security management.

He also ask stakeholders to help discourage unverified rumors from unclear sources.

Meanwhile, Danica Cagalawan, staff of councilor Bacsarpa, appraised participants of the calendar of Diyandi festivity.

Kamran Shah of Non-Violent Peace Force, Jun Enriquez of Civil Society Organization
Forum for Peace Inc., and Karen Veloso of Institute for Peace & Development
in Mindanao (MSU-IIT) with P/Superintendent Ga.

The conference affirmed six (6) significant matters for multistakeholders' collaborations.

1. Recognize the major roles of PNP/AFP in security management.

2. Acknowledgement and engaging civilian population in security concern.

3. Equal responsibility and accountability of security sectors and civilian populace to maintain a transparent, participatory, and collaborative security management. This includes the use of hotlines and hot-numbers for emergency response.

4. Maximize constructively the opportunity to develop an informed community to ensure complementing roles in peacekeeping and security management. The media are encouraged to maintain its commitment to accurate information.

5. On EWER, inculcate commitment to share only verified, validated, and accurate information as well as help dissipate panic in times of emergency.

and 6. Inspire/encourage the city peace and order council to be fully activated and have its regular meeting where civil and civic organizations are represented in decision-making on security management.

The activity was initiated by Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace Inc., MSU-IIT Institute for Peace and Development, the Non-violent Peace Force, and GIZ Civil Peace Service.