Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 569)
The primary purpose of Executive Order No. 569 is to define the role of the Regional Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan (KALAHI) Convergence Groups in the comprehensive peace process and to provide funds for this purpose.
The Regional KALAHI Convergence Groups (RKCGs) are chaired by the Presidential Assistants (PAs), who serve as Regional Peace Advisors.
The RKCGs assist the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) in facilitating, coordinating, and monitoring the peace process; they coordinate with Regional Peace and Order Councils and local government units; provide venues for sharing peace building best practices; serve as quick-response mechanisms to prevent conflict escalation; and provide regular reports and recommendations to the President through OPAPP.
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) oversees and coordinates the implementation of the comprehensive peace process.
EO No. 569 mandates OPAPP to coordinate with the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) to provide technical, capacity-building, and mobilization support to the RKCGs and to ensure that sufficient funds are appropriated in their annual budgets, in addition to tapping external sources of funding.
Executive Order No. 3, series of 2001, affirmed the government’s commitment to implement a comprehensive peace process.
RKCGs coordinate with the Regional Peace and Order Councils (RPOCs) and local government units (LGUs) to ensure complementation and convergence of peace efforts and initiatives at the regional and local levels.
The RKCGs serve as a quick-response mechanism to prevent the outbreak or escalation of armed conflicts and to address humanitarian needs and urgent concerns arising from ongoing hostilities, in coordination with other agencies.
Section 3 states that all orders, issuances, rules, and regulations inconsistent with this Executive Order are repealed and modified accordingly.
EO No. 569 took effect immediately upon its signing on September 26, 2006.