By Nef Luczon
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Northern Mindanao (DSWD-10) will help manage decommissioned combatants (DCs) from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
DSWD-10 and offices in Regions 9 (Western Mindanao) and 12 (Soccsksargen) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Monday.
DSWD Undersecretary Alan Tanhusay and Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia supervised the MOA signing.
Previously, DSWD-12 oversaw all MILF DCs.
However, a decentralized approach would be more sustainable, officials said.
“The management of MILF DCs will now be assumed by DSWD field offices 9 and 10,” a statement said.
The DCs are part of the Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro.
The management shift aligns with the ongoing case management for former members of non-state armed groups. (PNA)
