Mindanao map. INQUIRER FILES
COTABATO CITY — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) announced on Thursday the activation of its Crisis Response Teams (CRTs) for deployment to earthquake-affected areas in Mindanao.
The CRTs will immediately conduct field validation and assessment activities within their respective areas of responsibility as part of OPAPRU’s commitment to ensure that former rebels (FRs) immediately receive essential government services during disasters, said Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento.
Sarmiento also ordered all Local Conflict Transformation–Field Implementation Support Offices (LCT-FISO) to deploy Area Management Unit personnel from Regions 11 and 12 designated as CRT members.
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