HEADQUARTERS

ARESCOM TRAINING CENTER

ARMY RESERVE COMMAND
Camp Riego de Dios, Tanza, Cavite

LESSON HANDOUT

SUBJECT: CIVIL MILTARY OPERATIONS

INTRODUCTION

It is very essential in our part that we should be aware about the essence of the
Revised CMO Program play a vital role in our present society in as much as the
insurgency problem is continuously reducing due to the effectiveness of triad concept of
the AFP OPLAN “LAMBAT BITAG” wherein the Revised CMO Program is one of the
salient aspect particularly the “BALIK BARIL” Program as a part of it wherein Office
Primary Responsibility (ORP) of this Program in the AFP-DND.

The Revised CMO Program encompasses various factors in our society such as
economic, social, political and psycho-social activities being undertaken by the AFP-
DND in close coordination with civil government agencies (CGA); media, and other
important sectors in the society prior to, during or subsequent to combat operations, to
include the natural and/or man-made disasters and calamities. This ranges from the
simple to exemplary conduct of the individual soldier through the use of substantial
number of AFP personnel and equipment large-scale community improvement
projects/programs that could remove the root cause of insurgency and encourage
catalyze socio-economic development of our country.

BODY:

1. CMO OBJECTIVES:

a. BROAD OBJECTIVES:

1) To contribute the natural growth and development while

sustaining as wide bade of popular support for the gov’t particularly the AFP;

2) To help establish the environment conducive to the early

return to the folds of the law of the various threat groups;

3) To develop CMO doctrines, concepts and strategies through

continuous research, analysis, surveys and special studies.

b. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

1) To conduct values education activities among military

personnel and their dependents;

2) To train military personnel, their dependents is essential

vocational skills;

3) To conduct civic action, community relations and public

information activities among civilian populace in the urban and rural areas;

4) To help broaden the awareness of Filipinos on the nature

and dynamics of various treats to national security, and also not extend any kind of
support to dubious organizations in and out of the country;
 5) To link-up and interface with the civil gov’t agencies (CGAs),
tri-media group, non-gov’t organization (NGOs) and other sectors in the delivery of
basic goods and services during disasters/calamities and/or insurgency related
operations;

6) To reach put develop, organize and motivate the people in

insurgency affected barangays to resist communist insurgency, and reject all forms of
terrorism and criminalities;

7) To conduct activities that will strengthen and uplift the moral

fiber of soldiers to include their dependents, and develop them into better well-
disciplined soldier;

8) To conduct research/analysis for the purpose of developing

CMO policies, doctrines, techniques and responsive appeals.

2. CMO COMPONENTS:

a. MILITARY VALUES EDUCATION (MILVED)

1) Definition -the dynamic process of learning internalizing,

upholding and practicing universal truth, moral principles and time honored intrinsic
military values and ethics essential to the pursuit of AFP goals and objectives.

2) Objectives:

a) To develop, organize and sustain a corps of trainors

from Any PA units, and responsible for the implementation of AFP Values Education
Program of Instruction (MILVID POI) based on the Philippine Constitution and AFP
Code of Ethics.

b) To undertake regular values education activities to

include the publication and distribution of values reading materials at all levels of
command.
3) Activities:

a) Primary Activities

(1) Values Session (2 – 3 hrs)

(2) Values Seminars (2 – 3 hrs)
(3) Spiritual Enlightenment (2 – 3 hrs)
(4) Value Scans

b) Supporting Activities

(1) Fellowship (Sharing)

(2) Marriage Encounters
(3) Prayer Rallies
(4) Mass Wedding
(5) Publication of Reading Materials
(6) Others (specify)

b. MILITARY LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM (MILP)

1) Definition -it is designed to provide necessary assistance to the

soldier and his dependents to embark on productive gesture that would enable him to
cope with harsh economic realistic while in the active service and during retirement.
 2) Objectives:

a) To transform the soldier and his dependents into

productive members of the organization and to locality through manpower skills
development.
b. To develop interest of the soldier in the organization of
cooperative and active participation of his dependent through loan acquisition and/or
initiation of specific livelihood projects may be expedite.

c) To establish and maintain livelihood centers where

soldiers and his dependents could avail of training and technical assistance in planning
and implementation of productive activities.

3) Activities:

a) Primary Activities:

(1) Vocational/Skills Training (2 – 3 days)

(2) Skills Demonstration (2 – 3 days)
(3) Development and Organization of Cooperative
(4) Livestock Dispersal

(a) cattle
(b) Goat
(c) Poultry
(d) Swine
(e) Others (specify)

b) Supporting Activities:

1) Loan Assistance
2) Preparation of project feasibility studies
3) Job placement assistance
4) Other (specify)

c. MILITARY CIVIC ACTION PROGRAM (MICAP)

1) Definition -The use of the army in pre-dominantly non-

military projects and activities useful to the people and supportive of combat operations
ins such fields as socio-economic, health and sanitation, agri-industrial, rescue, relief
and rehabilitation, education and the like.

2) Objectives:

a) To support combat operations through the conduct or

short term, high impact CIVAC projects jointly with civil government agencies (CGSa).

b) To assume implementation of certain civil works

projects being undertaken by DPWH and other civil government agencies concerned
and therefor request for assistance, to be implemented with AFP Engineers as OPR and
funds from other civil government agencies (CGAs).

3) Activities:

a) Primary activities (short term, high impact)

(1) Medical and Dental

(a) Treatment/Consultation
(b) Surgery
 (c) Primary health care

(2) Transportation Assistance

(3) Communication Assistance

(4) Disaster/Relief assistance

(5) Management and Control of values/displaced

persons

(6) Army Literacy Patrol System (ALPS)

b. Supporting Activities (short term, high impact)

(1) Repair Works

a) Roads
b) Bridges
c) Culverts
d) Public utilities
e) School houses
f) Others (specify)

c. Primary Activities (Long term, high impact)

(1) Others (specify)

(a) Road construction

(b) Bridge construction
(c) Irrigation construction
(d) School house construction
(e) Health Center construction
(f) Hospital construction
(g) Power generation
(h) Flood control
(i) Others (specify)

d. COMMUNITY RELATION PROGRAM (COMREL)

1) Definition -it is program that needs active participation of

the AFP personnel, individual or collectively as an AFP unit, in people oriented
community-based activities initiatives in such fields sports; cultural/historical
events/festival, cause-oriented program immoral activities, and other community relation
activities.

The difference between the COMREL and CIVAC is that the

former is to identify the military with the community, not as cost-intensive and more
often is undertaken by the military as a result of COM,REL, cost-intensive and designed
to improve the military’s standing in the locality as well as the spur growth and
development efforts.

2) Objectives:

a) To enhance better understanding and prompt closer

coordination/cooperation between/among military personnel; civil government agencies;
NCO’s; and the people.

b) To bring the AFP closer to the people and develop

sensitively in the AFP personnel for people’s sentiments, problems and aspirations.
 3) Activities:

a) National/Historical Events
b) Sports Events
c) Celebration/Festivities
d) Local Customs and Traditions
e) Cause-Oriented & Traditions

(1) Human Rights

(2) Anti-drug
(3) Cleanliness/beautification drive
(4) Peace process
(5) Anti-illegal activities
(6) Others (specify)

f) Operation Houses
g) Use of Camp Facilities
h) Ecology/Tree planting
i) Youth Development Program
j) Band and Combo Services
k) Others (specify)

E) PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM (PUBINFO)

1) Definition -is the dissemination of military information

through all formed of communication media to include interpersonal, face-to-face
communication to the internal audience and more especially to the public-at-large with
the view of informing them about peace, security and development efforts.

2) Objectives:

To disseminate information through all form of

communication media such as print and broadcast (radio/TV); inter-personal, face-to-
face communication that will broader the public understanding of the AFP, and to
generate public support for the AFP in particular understanding of the various threats to
national security, its objectives, strategies and techniques to grab political powers.

3) Activities:

a) Primary activities

(1) Press/Radio Releases

(2) TV Releases
(3) Press Conference
(4) Community Dialogues (Pulong-Pulong)
(5) Command Bulletin/Newsletter

b) Supporting activities:

(1) Photo/Static display

(2) Movie/TV documentaries
(3) Symposium
(4) New Features
(5) Public debates
(6) Others (specify)
 F) PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATION PROGRAM (PSYOPS)

1. Definition -it is myriad of activities undertaken by the

military addressed principally to the enemy (CPP/NPA/NDF; MNLF’ and URG directly or
through key communicators, designed to break his will to fight and persuade him to
abandon the resident struggle and return to the folds of the law. Actions and appeals in
this program are generally persuasive in character with the BALIK-BARIL projects as
backbone.

1. Objectives:

a) To disseminate print and broadcast propaganda

materials exploiting certain psychological issues and situations designed to break the
enemy’s will to fight.

b) To conduct community organizing/networking

activities to insulate the people from enemy infiltration and/or severe enemy linkages
with the people.

c) To intensify the implementation of BALIK-BARIL

projects.

3) Activities:

a) Primary activities:

1) Publication/dissemination of propaganda
materials

a) Leaflets
b) Brochures
c) Comics
d) Posters
e) Books
f) Others (specify)

2) Production/Broadcast:

(a) Movie documentary

(b) TV documents
(c) Audio(radio documentary)

3) Regular Broadcast Program

(a) Radio (weekly)

(b) TV (weekly) if feasible

4) TV Release
5) Photo 4eleases
6) Press/Radio releases
7) SOT Live-In-Seminar
8) Public Rallies
9) Others (specify)

a. RESEARCH AND SPECIAL STUDIES PROGRAM (RSSP)

1. Definition -it is designed to improve and upgrade the

operational effective of CMO and to hasten the attainment of AFP objectives. It includes
collection of Psyops informatio0n, conduct of surveys, analysis if enemy propaganda
and the conduct of the special studies in the support of other CMO program
components.

2. Objectives:

a) Collection of Psyops info

b) Surveys of enemy
c) Analysis of enemy propaganda
d) Special Studies

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 CMO OBJECTIVES:

BROAD OBJECTIVES:

1) To contribute the natural growth and

development while sustaining as wide bade of
popular support for the gov’t particularly the AFP;

2) To help establish the environment

conducive to the early return to the folds of the law
of the various threat groups;

3) To develop CMO doctrines,

concepts and strategies through continuous
research, analysis, surveys and special studies.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

1)To conduct values education activities among

military personnel and their dependents;
 2)To train military personnel, their dependents is
essential vocational skills;

3)To conduct civic action, community relations

and public information activities among civilian
populace in the urban and rural areas;

4)To help broaden the awareness of Filipinos on

the nature and dynamics of various treats to national
security, and also not extend any kind of support to
dubious organizations in and out of the country;

5)To link-up and interface with the civil gov’t

agencies (CGAs), tri-media group, non-gov’t
organization (NGOs) and other sectors in the
delivery of basic goods and services during
disasters/calamities and/or insurgency related
operations;

6)To reach put develop, organize and motivate

the people in insurgency affected barangays to resist
communist insurgency, and reject all forms of
terrorism and criminalities;

7)To conduct activities that will strengthen and

uplift the moral fiber of soldiers to include their
dependents, and develop them into better well-
disciplined soldier;

8)To conduct research/analysis for the purpose

of developing CMO policies, doctrines, techniques
and responsive appeals.
 CMO COMPONENTS:

1. MILITARY VALUES EDUCATION (MILVED)

Activities:

1. Primary Activities

a. Values Session (2 – 3 hrs)

b. Values Seminars (2 – 3
hrs)
c. Spiritual Enlightenment
 (2 – 3 hrs)
d. Value Scans

2. Supporting Activities

a. Fellowship
(Sharing)
b. Marriage
Encounter
c. Prayer Rallies
d. Mass
Wedding
e. Publication of
Reading
Materials
f. Others
(specify)

2. MILITARY LIVELIHOOD PROGRAM (MILP)

Activities:

1. Primary Activities:

2 a. Vocational/Skills Training
3 (2 – 3 days)
4 b. Skills Demonstration (2 – 3 days)
5 c. Development and Organization
6 of Cooperative
7 d. Livestock Dispersal
8 -cattle
 9 -goat
10 -Poultry
11 -Swine
12 -Others (specify)

2. Supporting Activities:

a. Loan Assistance
b. Preparation of project
feasibility studies
c. Job placement assistance
d. Other (specify)

3. MILITARY CIVIC ACTION

PROGRAM (MICAP)

Activities:

Primary activities (short term, high impact)

1. Medical and Dental

a. Treatment/Consultation
b. Surgery
c. Primary health care

2. Transportation Assistance

3. Communication Assistance

4. Disaster/Relief assistance
 5. Management and Control of
values/displaced persons

6. Army Literacy Patrol System

(ALPS)

Supporting Activities
(short term, high impact)

1. Repair Works

a) Roads
b) Bridges
c) Culverts
d) Public utilities
e) School houses
f) Others (specify)

Primary Activities
(Long term, high impact)

2) Others (specify)

a) Road construction
b) Bridge construction
c) Irrigation construction
d) School house construction
e) Health Center construction
f) Hospital construction
g) Power generation
h) Flood control
i) Others (specify)
4. COMMUNITY RELATION
PROGRAM (COMREL)

Activities:

1. National/Historical Events
2. Sports Events
3. Celebration/Festivities
4. Local Customs and Traditions
5. Cause-Oriented & Traditions

13 a. Human Rights
14 b. Anti-drug
15 c. Cleanliness/beautification drive
16 d. Peace process
17 e. Anti-illegal activities
18 f. Others (specify)

6. Operation Houses
7. Use of Camp Facilities
8. Ecology/Tree planting
9. Youth Development Program
10. Band and Combo Services
11. Others (specify)
5. PUBLIC INFORMATION
19 PROGRAM (PUBINFO)

Activities:

1. Primary activities

a.Press/Radio Releases
b.TV Releases
c. Press Conference
d.Community Dialogues (Pulong-Pulong)
e.Command Bulletin/Newsletter

2. Supporting activities:

20 a. Photo/Static display
21 b. Movie/TV documentaries
22 c. Symposium
23 d. New Features
24 e. Public debates
25 f. Others (specify)

6. PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATION
PROGRAM (PSYOPS)

Activities:
Primary activities:

1. Publication/dissemination of
propaganda materials

a.Leaflets
b.Brochures
c. Comics
d.Posters
e.Books
f. Others (specify)

2. Production/Broadcast:

26 a. Movie documentary
27 b. TV documents
28 c. Audio(radio documentary)

3. Regular Broadcast Program

a. Radio (weekly)
b. TV (weekly) if feasible

4. TV Release
5. Photo 4eleases
6. Press/Radio releases
7. SOT Live-In-Seminar
8. Public Rallies
9. Others (specify)
7. RESEARCH AND SPECIAL

OBJECTIVES:

1. Collection of Psyops info

2. Surveys of enemy

3. Analysis of enemy propaganda

HEADQUARTERS
ARESCOM TRAINING CENTER
ARMY RESERVE COMMAND
Camp Riego de Dios, Tanza, Cavite

TEST QUESTIONNAIRE

TEST I. Choose only the correct answer. Answer will be at the bottom page and
write to the blank given. (70 pts)

1. The dynamic of process of learning internalizing upholding and practicing universal truth,
moral principles and time honored intrinsic military values and ethics essential to the pursuit of
AFP goals and objectives __________ . (10 pts)

2. It is designed to provide necessary assistance to the soldier and his dependents to

embark on productive gesture that would enable him to cope with harsh economic realistic
while in the active service during retirement __________ . (10 pts)

3. The use of the army resources in pre-dominantly non-military projects and activities
useful to the people and supportive of combat operations in such fields as socio-economic,
health and sanitation, agri-industrial, rescue, relief and rehabilitation ___________ . (10 pts)

4. It is a program that needs active participation of the AFP personnel, individual or

collectively as a n AFP unit, in people oriented community-based activities initiatives in such
fields sports; cultural/historical events/festival, cause-oriented program immoral activities, and
other community relation activities_________ .(10 pts)
5. Is the dissemination of military information through all forms of communication media to
include interpersonal, face-to-face communication to the interval audience and more especially
to the public-at-large with the view of informing them about peace, security and development
efforts __________ . (10 pts)

6. It is a myriad of activities undertaken by the military addressed principally to the enemy

(CPP/NPA/NDF; MNLF and URG) directly or through key communicators, designed to break his
will to fight and persuade him to abandon the resident struggle and return to the folds of the law
__________ . (10 pts)

7. it is designed to improve and upgrade the operational effective of CMO and to hasten
the attainment of AFP objectives __________ . (10 pts)

ANSWERS:

1. MIL VALUES EDUC (MILVED)

2. MIL LIVELIHOOD PROG (MILP)
3. MIL CIVIC ACTION PROG (MICAP)
4. COMMUNITY REL PROG (COMREL)
4. PUBLIC INFO PROG (PUBINFO)
5. PSYCHOLOGICAL OPN PROG (PSYOPS)