Republic of the Philippines

Province of Cagayan
Municipality of Lal-lo
BARANGAY

Barangay Peace and Order Council (BPOC)

Barangay Development Council (BDC)

JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

Series of 2020

CREATING THE BARANGAY TASK FORCE TO END LOCAL COMMUNIST

ARMED CONFLICT (BTF-ELCAC) AND ADOPTING THE NATIONAL PEACE
FRAMEWORK ESPOUSED UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 70 SERIES OF
2018

WHEREAS, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides for the following

principles and policies:

I. The maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and
property, and the promotion of the general welfare are essential for the
enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy; and

II. The State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure
the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from
poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote
full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of
life for all;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 70 institutionalizes the Whole-of-Nation

approach in attaining inclusive and sustainable peace, in recognition of the
intergenerational responsibility to maintain peace and development;

WHEREAS, the Department of the Interior and Local Government issued

Memorandum Circular No. 2019-125 dated August 6, 2019 providing for guidelines
for the LGUs in the implementation of Executive Order No. 70;

WHEREAS, the City/Municipal Peace and Order Council and City/Municipal

Development Council adopted a joint resolution creating the City/Municipal Task
Force to End Communist Armed Conflict and further cascading the guidance to its
component barangays;

WHEREAS, to provide an efficient mechanism and structure for the

implementation of the Whole-of-Nation approach, the creation of a Local Task Force
to End Local Communist Armed Conflict is necessary;

WHEREAS, this body shall aid in the realization of the collective aspiration of
the Cagayano people to attain long lasting peace in the province;

NOW THEREFORE, the Barangay Peace and Order Council and Barangay
Development Council, in joint session, RESOLVED AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED
to adopt and approve the creation of the _________ Barangay Task Force to End

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Local Communist Armed Conflict (BTF-ELCAC) with the following functions and
composition:

I. COMPOSITION

Chairperson
_________________________________
:
Punong Barangay

Members: _________________________________
Kagawad, Chairperson on Peace and Order

_________________________________
Kagawad, Chairperson on Appropriation

_________________________________
SK Chairperson

_________________________________
Women’s Representative

_________________________________
Farmer’s Representative

_________________________________
Faith Based Organization

_________________________________
Civil Society Organization

Secretariat: _________________________________
Barangay Secretary

_________________________________
Barangay Treasurer

II. FUNCTIONS

a. Conduct BTF-ELCAC meetings;

b. Adhere to the feedback mechanism prescribed by the Regional,

Provincial and Municipal Task Forces and establish the same at the
Barangay Level;

c. Ensure that barangay include peace building initiatives as priority in

the Barangay Development Plan;

d. Ensure compliance to the monitoring and evaluation system provided

by the Regional, Provincial, and Municipal Task Forces, and implement
the same at the City/Municipal and barangay levels to help track
performance and analyze results for continuity and/or improvement;

e. Develop and institutionalize the citizenship participation for peace and

development;

f. Take an active role in the implementation of the Retooled Community

Support Program (RCSP);

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 g. Ensure social preparation and participation of the community members
in all phases of the RCSP implementation;

h. Ensure delivery of services and inclusion of the policies, programs,

projects, services, and activities in the local plans based on the
identified solutions by the members of affected communities;

i. Take the lead in citizenship building and community participation

mechanisms to guarantee sustainability of RCSP implementation;

j. Perform other functions as may be directed by the higher Task Forces

to End Local Communist Armed Conflict pursuant to the National Plan
to End Local Communist Armed Conflict 2019-2022.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that copies of this resolution be given to the NTF-

ELCAC, PTF-ELCAC, MTF- ELCAC, BTF-ELCAC members, Philippine National Police
(PNP), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and to all
Barangay Peace and Order Council and Barangay Development Council members,
for their information, guidance and appropriate action.

Done this day of 2020 in ,

Lal-lo, Cagayan.

Certified by:

_______________________________
Head Secretariat - BPOC and BDC

Approved by:

_______________________________
Punong Barangay
Chairperson, MPOC and MDC

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