Ninety-seven
former New People's Army (NPA) fighters will formally surrender to the 4th
Infantry Division on Wednesday.
The
event, which is under the unit's “Pagbabalik Loob III” will be held at the
grounds of the Provincial Capitol, in Prosperidad, Agusan Del Sur on Wednesday
morning.
The
event will be hosted by Governor
Adolph Edward
G. Plaza
Lt.
Col. Jose Leonard Gille, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson, said the
surrenderees consists of 33 regular members of the NPA while 64 are members of
the underground "Barrio Revolutionary Committees" and the
"Militia ng Bayan".
The
former rebels will be receiving a total of P881,750 as renumeration for the 93
assorted firearms they have surrendered to the military.
Gille
said Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Emmanuel T.
Bautista will be Wednesday's guest of honor and speaker.
Also
expected in attendance are Eastern Mindanao Command head Lt. Gen. Ricardo
Rainier Cruz III and 4th Infantry Division commander Major Gen. Ricardo Visaya.
In
a period of seven months, the 4th Infantry Division through “Pagbabalik I, II
and III” have helped 204 former rebels with 201 firearms return back to the
mainstream and gave a total amount of P4.2 million to them apart from other
support package that includes: initial cash assistance of ₱15,000, livelihood
assistance of ₱50,000 coming from the Office of the President Adviser on the
Peace Process (OPAPP) and for those who are skilled farmers, the Department of
National Defense has allotted a one-hectare lot which they can plant coffee
seedlings.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=645412
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