Manila, Feb. 27 -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is expanding its work force engaged in handling Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) decommissioned combatants (DCs) in Regions 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula), 10 (Northern Mindanao), and 12 (Soccsksargen) to boost its peace and development efforts.

In a news release on Thursday, Undersecretary Alan Tanjusay of the DSWD Peace and Development Group explained that since the department was mandated to lead in the provision of social services to decommissioned combatants under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro, the DSWD Field Office 12 was given the task of handling cases of the MILF-DCs "regardless of their geographic location."

"However, after extensive consul...