Republic of the Philippines

Province of Eastern Samar

JOINT PEACE AND SECURITY COORDINATING COUNCIL

JOINT REQUEST

HON.BEN P. EVARDONE
Chairman
Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict
Province of Eastern Samar

Sir;

The undersigned heads of the Eastern Samar Joint Peace and

Security Coordinating Council (ES-JPSCC) is writing this letter to bring forth
to your attention a matter which we treat as an immediate concern and seek
your assistance relative thereto.

This pertains to the ten (10) cases against members of the

Communist-Terrorist Groups (CTGs) operating in the Province of Eastern
Samar filed from the year 2016 to 2022 which were dismissed at the level of
the Eastern Samar Provincial Prosecutor’s Office for varying reasons. (Copy
of Resolutions hereto attached for reference).

This high incidence of dismissal of cases, despite of uttermost

efforts on our end, raises concern among the members of this Council as it
deeply strikes an enfeebling effect on our concerted endeavor to suppress
insurgency in the Province of Eastern Samar.

In the light of the foregoing, the undersigned respectfully

requests for a meeting/dialogue, at their most convenient time, with the
members of the PTF-ELCAC, Legal Cooperation Cluster, more particularly
the representatives from the Department of Justice-National Prosecution
Service (DOJ-NPS) for us to obtain from them auspicious and valuable
insights that will aid us in crafting “airtight” cases against the CTGs in the
Province and thereby prevent the pernicious dismissal of our cases in the
future, thus succeed in our legal offensive, all in furtherance of the
objectives of Executive Order No. 70.
 We fervently entreat your office to tend this as a matter of
utmost and immediate concern and respectfully pleas for favorable and
prompt action in this regard.

Thank you and more power!

Very Truly Yours;

COL LENART R. LELINA, INF

Commanding Officer, 801st Infantry BDE

PCOL MATTHE L. ASEO

Provincial Director
Eastern Samar Police Provincial Office

FSINSP DINDO D. DAGUMAN

Provincial Fire Director
Eastern Samar Fire Provincial Office

ENSIGN MANU PALABYO

Station Commander
Eastern Samar CG Station