The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has adopted
Lizette
Lopez, CLIP-Sarangani program head, said Tuesday the DILG central office has
been specifically sharing the province’s strategies and initiatives in
connection with the program’s implementation to other LGUs.
She
said they were tapped by the agency for its recent series of replication
seminars for various cities and provinces in the country.
“We’ve
been receiving good remarks about the handling and implementation of CLIP in
our area,” Lopez said.
CLIP
is being implemented by the provincial government under the Sulong Kapayapaan
component of the flagship Sulong Sarangani program of Governor Steve Chiongbian
Solon.
The
program mainly aims to reintegrate former rebels in the social mainstream and
uplift their socio-economic conditions to become active partners in
development.
The
Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process initially spearheaded
the program’s implementation but later turned it over to the DILG.
The
DILG has provided the national policy direction, developed its implementing guidelines,
leads the coordination with different agencies and assists the monitoring and
evaluation of the development of its recipients.
Lopez
said the DILG provides assistance to qualified rebel returnees for mobilization
expenses, medical check-up and livelihood.
Additional
cash assistance is granted for rebels who surrender their firearms and
ammunition, she said.
In
the last three years, the DILG and the provincial government of Sarangani Province
The
former rebels received various livelihood assistance ranging from P5,000 to
P50,000 each.
For
this year, the provincial government has allocated additional funds through its
Annual Investment Plan for the provision of livelihood assistance, food
assistance, health insurance and other skills training for qualified rebel
returnees.
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