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On Community-based Dialogue Project
Regional Training of Trainers and Institutionalization Workshop held for Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) and Region 13 (Caraga)

Under the auspices of the project on “Community-based Dialogue Sessions on Human Rights Promotion and Protection between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police, and Civil Society Organizations and Local Communities,” a series of regional Training of Trainers and Institutionalization Workshop are currently being conducted with the recent one held last August 15-19, 2016 in Cagayan de Oro City covering Region 10 (Northern Mindanao) and Region 13 (Caraga Administrative Region).

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The project is a partnership among the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Human Rights Office (HRO) and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Civil-Military Operations (J7), Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (HRAO), Alternative Law Groups (ALG), Ninoy and Cory Aquino Foundation (NCAF), Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (PAHRA) and Commission on Human Rights, with support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation/Germany.

The activity was attended by thirty-eight (38) participants representing the AFP, PNP, CSOs and CHR. As a policy decision of the Project Steering Committee (PSC), AFP and PNP participants from the concerned regions shall comprise of trainers and educators from their respective training “arms,” i.e., Regional Special Training Units (RSTUs), Regional Human Resource and Doctrine Development (RHRDD) and Regional Training Centers (RTCs) on the part of the PNP, and Civil Military Operations (CMO) officers for the AFP. The CHR was represented by Special Investigators and Information Officers while CSOs include local project coordinators and community organizers.

The training team comprised of members of the PSC (AFP, PNP, CHR, ALG) and freelance facilitators. The 5-day ToT and Institutionalization Workshop was well appreciated by the participants which gave them a good opportunity to interact with each other (security sector and civilians), and discuss and/or address current issues and concerns towards promoting and protecting human rights based on mutual respect, openness and cooperation.

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The 5-day multi-sectoral human rights training program covered 11 modular sessions, including Demonstration Teaching and Planning Workshop towards institutionalization.

The “Demonstration Teaching” session was acknowledged to be an important part of the ToT in enhancing their knowledge on human rights, as well as in applying the concepts and principles in the performance of their duty as police or military officers and as human rights defenders. Moreover, the Institutionalization and Planning Workshop was a key element to sustain the community-based dialogues especially at the local level. Collaborative efforts were identified and discussed for implementation by the participants per region.

The next ToT will be held in Zamboanga City to cover the ZamBaSulTa (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi) area.

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