March 2,
2013- Sulu Governor Abdusakur M. Tan convened the Provincial Peace and Order
Council (PPOC) to discuss contingencies on the possibility that people might
flee Sabah due to the conflict. “I am worried that our resources are not enough
to accommodate the number of evacuees that would come to our shores” Tan
Explained. He also mentioned the
negative impact on the peace and order situation that it might cause. “Our
province must be prepared for any eventuality that may arise from the situation
in Sabah” Tan Emphasized to the members.
Resolutions
that were approved during the meeting are:
Creation of
an Ad Hoc Task force thru the Sulu Area Coordinating Center (SACC) consisting
of different agencies to facilitate handling of evacuees that will arrive from
Sabah
Resolution
Requesting the Philippine Government and Malaysian Government to work for the
cessation of hostilities in Sabah
Resolution
calling on all Tausug to unite and work for a peaceful resolution to the Sabah
Situation
Resolution
from the ULAMA to appeal to the Malaysian Government not to deport Filipinos
staying in Sabah
Resolution
asking for clemency from the Philippine government not to file charges against
members of the sultanate
Resolution
requesting the National Food Authority (NFA) to allow and made available the
direct procurement of rice to citizens
in case of shortage
Resolution
creating a Price Watch committee to monitor prices of commodities
March 4,
2013- Task Force created. Gov't. Line Agencies: SACC (Chair), DSWD,
IPHO,PNP-SPPO, AFP(JTF-SULU, 2MBDE) ,BFP, PCG, DILG, DA, RPMA, PEO, PPDO, DPWH. MARINA, TESDA, DTI, PIO, POPCOM, DXSM, DXMM, C HR-ARMM,
OWWA, NFA, DENR, DOLE
CSO/NGO:
PHIL. RED CROSS - SULU, JOLO EMERGENCY RESCUE NETWORK INC., D'ALERT LUPAH SUG,
LSAPDI, GLOBAL-FUND PSF
March 6, 2013
– First reported Case. Point of entry
was Jolo wharf, a total of 17 persons. Upon interview by authorities, it was
known that affected persons were deported due to lack of documents. Therefore
they were deportees and not evacuees as initially suggested. They were
processed, assessed, and well served in DSWD Region IX. They were provided with
food assistance, travel allowance. medical attention and psychological
intervention.
