Second Quarter CY 2025 — DALG-Led Cluster Meeting Study Notes

Current Threat Situation

• Ongoing monitoring of Communist Terrorist Groups (CTG)

  • Presence, movements, and sightings in remote / geographically-isolated & disadvantaged areas (GIDAs) remain the primary threat to peace & order.

  • Recorded for the review period:

  • $3$ violent incidents

  • $27$ non-violent incidents (movements, presence, sightings, propaganda, etc.)

• Latest violent encounters (chronological):

  • $03/16/2025$ – Army encounter in Balimpan, Sultan Kudarat

  • $03/17/2025$ – Encounter in Maitum, Sarangani Province

  • $04/18/2025$ – Encounter in Brgy. Banale, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat

• CTG main guerrilla fronts operating in the Area of Responsibility (AOR):

  • Still active but weakened by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) & other gov’t offensive ops.

  • Retains influence in a few rural GIDAs where basic gov’t services are sporadic.

• General peace & order assessment: Normal / stable due to:

  • Continuous gov’t instrumentalities’ support of economic activity & development.

  • Strengthened partnerships among security sectors & Local Government Units (LGUs) through various peace & development mechanisms.

Private Armed Groups (PAGs)

• National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) certification & Special Topic Resolution: No monitored PAGs for the current period.

Crime Situation Report ($04/01 – 06/30/2025$)

• Overall crime incidents declined by $6.06\%$:

  • From $2{,}095$ (CY $2024$) → $1{,}968$ (CY $2025$) ; drop of $127$ incidents.

• Indicators:

  • Peace & Order Indicator (POI: e.g., physical assault, public-order disturbance)

  • Decreased by $8.17\%$ (-$92$ incidents).

  • Public Safety Indicator (PSI: vehicular accidents, quasi offenses)

  • Decreased by $3.61\%$ (-$35$ incidents).

• 8 Focus Crimes (same period comparison):

  • Total dropped from $342$ → $254$ (-$88$ incidents | $25.73\%$ decline).

  • All categories registered decreases; most prevalent = Theft with $75$ incidents.

• Contributing factors to crime reduction:

  • Increased police visibility & community policing.

  • Strengthened Police-Community Relations (PCR) for intel gathering.

  • Collaborative multi-agency prevention efforts.

• Crime Clearance & Solution Efficiency (CCE / CSE):

  • CCE ↓ by $7.64$ percentage points.

  • CSE ↓ by $2.67$ percentage points.

  • Main unresolved cases: traffic / vehicular incidents (reckless imprudence → physical injuries / property damage) often amicably settled without full documentation.

• Average Monthly Crime Rate (AMCR):

  • Current: $14.3$ incidents per $100{,}000$ population.

  • Previous (same period $2024$): $13.44$/$100{,}000$.

  • Net change: ↓ $0.86$ (continued safety commitment).

Campaign Against CTG

• Personnel results (current quarter):

  • $3$ CTG members surrendered.

  • $2$ CTG members arrested (warrant-based).

  • $4$ assorted firearms confiscated.

• Significant operations / accomplishments:

  1. $04/29/2025$ — Brgy. Puyan, Malapatan, Sarangani

  • Joint ops (1st SPMFC + RIU-12 + RID-12 Tracker Team Alpha + SPPO PIU + Malapatan MPS + Alpha Coy 73rd IBPA).

  • Facilitated voluntary surrender of $1$ CTG member (GF-71 / GF-73, FSMR; both fronts dismantled).

  1. $05/20/2025$ — Makilala, North Cotabato

  • Makilala MPS + 39th IB, 10ID, PA + PHPT North Cotabato.

  • Served warrant vs. Municipal-level CTG Most-Wanted Person.

  1. $06/14/2025$ — Brgy. Katubao, Kiamba, Sarangani

  • 1204th MC, RMFB-12 + Kiamba MPS / MLT + 1005th PA (Charlie Coy) + 2nd SPMFC + RID-12 Foxtrot Tracker Team.

  • Minor Internal Security Operation (OpPlan “Kome Atitio Talok Udi”).

Campaign Against Local Terrorist Groups (LTGs)

• $1$ LTG personality surrendered.

• $1$ firearm confiscated.

• Key operation:

  • $04/10/2025$ — Sultan Kudarat

  • 1st Sultan Kudarat PMFC + Tacurong CPS + SK Provincial Explosives & Canine Unit + SK Provincial Intelligence Unit + 1202nd RMFB-12.

  • Intelligence-driven, resulted in surrender and firearm recovery.

E.O. $70$ / NTF-ELCAC Cluster Accomplishments (2nd Q CY $2025$)

1. Strategic Communication Cluster

• Infographics / Gov’t program posts: $4{,}396$

• Dialogues / symposiums / seminars: $6{,}152$

• Press statements / releases: $27$

• IEC material distribution & visual campaigns: $8{,}580$

• Community-support activities in CTG areas: $1{,}152$

2. Local Government Empowerment (LGE) Cluster

• Support programs recorded: $92$

• Information drives: $2{,}113$

• Barangay dialogues & visitations (NTF-ELCAC, crime prevention): $1{,}492$

• Community Anti-Terrorism Awareness Lectures (EO $78$): $807$

• Coordinating conferences / info-dissemination w/ BPATs: $571$

• Initiated projects: $878$

3. Local Peace Engagement (LPE) Cluster

• IEC activities: $3{,}167$

• Peace meetings / dialogues: $317$

• KK (Kapit-Bisig, etc.) activities: $1{,}111$

• IEC materials distributed: $26{,}9076$ (clarify total – transcript cites $26{,}907 6$; recorded as single figure)

• Lectures delivered: $481$

• Moderated meetings / conferences / commitment-setting w/ agencies & LGUs: $70$

• Revitalized Police–Sa Barangay (RPSB) Program:

  • Primary anti-CTG community re-infiltration tool.

  • Teams organized: $14$ ; Teams deployed: $11$

  • Covered barangays: $10$ (CTG-cleared yet vulnerable).

4. Basic Services Cluster

• Outreach programs: $166$

• Dialogues / symposiums / lectures (EO $70$): $1{,}194$

• Barangay visitations: $454$

• “Libreng Sakay” (free transport) initiatives: $93$

• Relief / food pack distribution & feeding programs: $242$

• Blood-letting activities: $5$

• Tree-planting: $11$

• Area security operations: $571$

Ethical / Practical Implications & Overall Assessment

• Continuing CTG & LTG pressure through security ops balanced by development-oriented E.O. $70$ interventions.

• Declining crime rates & absence of detected PAGs point to effective multi-sector collaboration.

• Lower CCE/CSE underscores need for better documentation & follow-through on traffic-related incidents even when parties settle.

• Emphasis on community-based programs (RPSB, IEC drives, basic-services outreach) aligns with whole-of-nation approach, preventing CTG re-infiltration by addressing governance & service gaps in GIDAs.

• Statistical trends & operational gains suggest a cautiously optimistic security environment entering the 3rd quarter CY $2025$, but sustained focus on rural service delivery & police accountability remains critical.

Motto / Closing Remark (quoted): “PRO-12 — We give service beyond our badge… Alternative Police Approach. Pilipinas Police!”