At least four former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Negros Oriental are to receive financial assistance from the Philippine government on Friday in a simple ceremony at the Office of the Governor.
The activity is spearheaded by the Ad Hoc Committee for Rebel Returnees/Provincial Government of Negros Oriental, and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).
Governor Roel Degamo, to be assisted by Brig. Gen. Francisco Patrimonio, commander of the 303nd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, Supt. Alet Virtucio, OIC provincial police director, provincial social welfare officer Alice Legarde, will turn over the provincial government checks to the recipients.
The governor said he believes each check will amount to P50,000 for every rebel returnee.
He told reporters on Thursday he is happy with the latest batch of rebel returnees to receive aid from the government as they could now start their lives all over again after having left the insurgency movement.
The handing out of livelihood and other forms of assistance to these former rebels mirrors the serious and truthful governance of the constitutional government to address the insurgency problem in the province and other part of the country, he said.
He stressed that activities like this would boost the efforts of the military and other law enforcers to obtain their target to reduce to an insignificant level the insurgency problem in Negros Oriental by the end of 2014.
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