DATU SAUDI AMPATUAN
(DSA), Maguindanao --- Updates on peace and order, security
measures, and status on the campaign against illegal drugs were the top agenda in
the conduct of the Municipal Peace and Order Council (MPOC) meeting here last
September 27 at the Gender and Development Building at the municipal government
compound.
Muncipal
Mayor Hadja Bai Anida A. Dimaukom, who presided over the meeting, gave a big sigh
of relief upon receiving reports that no “bogging” untoward incident had occurred
in the town for the month of September, saying: “We want this tranquil
situation to prevail in our town with our sustained efforts always in place.”
Among
those present in the MPOC meeting were Regional Director Juvinal Azurin of the
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PDEA-ARMM),
who also chairs of the oversight committee; Municipal Local Government
Operations Officer Anisa Abdulkarim; Chief Inspector Barlowe Espega of the Provincial
Police Community Relations; chief of police Senior Inspector Abdubasit Kulod; Capt. Arnel C. Nambatac, operation officer of
the 601st Brigade; newly installed Municipal Social Welfare Officer Naphisa C.
Pangandaman; representative from the Bureau of Fire Protection-DSA; public
health nurse Saida Abdul of the Integrated Provincial Health Office; Liga ng
mga Barangay president Anwar Q. Kedtag along with the barangay chairmen; and department
heads with their respective staff.
As
adopted methodology inreportage, barangay chairmen rendered their respective situationer
reports through power point presentation and all gave positive accounts on
peace and order.
They
were in unison in reporting that “no untoward incident happened within the
month of September… the situation as far as our area is concerned as of now is
quiet, normal, and peaceful.”
Mayor
Dimaukom, in her statement, thanked all barangay chairmen, municipal government
officials,and stakeholders for their continued support and cooperationin the maintenance
of peace and orderin the locality.
“And
to our drug surrenderees, please cooperate and participate in all the programs
and activities of our Philippine National Police and Armed Forces of the
Philippines for your own sake,” she said.
Police
Senior Inspector Abdulbasit Kulod, Datu Saudi Ampatuan chief of police, in his
message, also thanked the barangay officials for their cooperation and support in
minimizing the crime volume, saying: “As of this month (September), no untoward
incident happened, not even harassments or pity crimes… not a single crime or
violative act has been reported to my office. I’m proud to say that this
locality is generally peaceful for the past few weeks as per record.”
He
called on the different sectors to continue on helping the local government
unit in terms of crime monitoring. “If you detect any suspicious looking
individual in your area or vicinity, please don’t hesitate to report this to us
right away for us to take immediate action to pre-empt the commission of
criminality or any act of terrorism.”
The
MPOC meeting was capped with a program with the drug surrenderees undergoing
assistance program under the PNP-initiated Wellness Recovery Program, bannering
the theme, “There is Life after Tokhang.”
Mayor
Dimaukom said it is their hope that those involved in illegal drug activities
be delisted from the watch list. “In doing so, we will continue monitoring your
(drug dependents) activities with the support of the barangay chairmen even right
after you have completed your wellness recovery… We want that you are
completely out of the vices and that you are into productive activities as
responsible constituents.”
In
a separate interview with PDEA-ARMM Director Azurin, he said two of the eight
barangays in Datu Saudi Ampatuan have yet to comply with the requirements in
“drug clearing.” These are Barangays Madia and Kitapok.
He
said Barangay Kitapok may soon be declared as “drug cleared” following their active
participation in the programs and activities related to drug-free movement.
“I
advise the concerned barangay governments to submit the needed documentary
requirements for us to check and validate their qualification for
drug-clearing. We will schedule the declaration of drug-cleared status if these
units have completed the requirements,” he said. (ANNE ACOSTA)
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