To better aid in the reintegration of former rebels (FRs) and other former violent extremists (FVEs) in the community, the City Government of Davao issued Executive Order No. 33, Series of 2023, on October 25, reconstituting the Davao City Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Committee.
According to the EO, the committee shall be responsible for the effective implementation and institutionalization of the city’s E-CLIP.
The committee is also tasked to ensure convergent efforts in the delivery of the identified services of the program; proper documentation and referral of the needs of the FRs and FVEs to appropriate agencies and other partner institutions including profiling of the FRs and FVEs; to assist the FRs and FVEs in completing the E-CLIP Enrolment Form; and to hold regular E-CLIP meetings to discuss coordination and monitoring initiatives on E-CLIP implementation in Kalinaw Village.
It is also the committee’s responsibility to assist FRs and FVEs in the preparation and implementation of their Former Rebel Reintegration Plan (FRRP)/ Former Violent Extremist Reintegration Plan (FVERP) and Business Plan (Mungkahing Proyekto) through the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO).
As stipulated in the EO, the designated chairperson of the committee shall be the City Mayor, and the Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – 1003rd Infantry Brigade shall be the committee’s co-chairperson.
Moreover, the CSWDO is directed to identify appropriate personnel from its office to form the City E-CLIP Committee Secretariat and Technical Working Group.
Based on the EO, the committee along with the Kalinaw Village Management shall meet quarterly or at least four (4) times a year to discuss plans, updates, resolution of issues and concerns, and other matters related to the implementation of E-CLIP and the operation of the Kalinaw Village.
The budget for the implementation of the E-CLIP, including the payments for honoraria, incidental and other appropriate expenses, shall be taken from the funds allocated by the national government for the herein purposes subject to compliance with government accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
The full provision of EO 33 can be viewed here
https://dcstaging.davaocity.gov.ph/transparency/executive-orders/2023-2/ CIO
