An official of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the
Peace Process (OPAPP) said the signing of the closure agreement between the
government and the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng
Manggagawa-Pilipinas/Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade
(RPM-P/ RPA-ABB) Tabara-Paduano Group would take place before the end of
President Benigno S. Aquino's term in 2016.
OPAPP Undersecretary Cleofe Gettie Sandoval, who was in Bacolod City
During his visit to Negros Occidental last week, President
Aquino said the closure agreement is now in process, adding that the OPAPP is
giving dividends through infrastructure projects for the protection of 100
barangays directly affected by the armed conflict.
The OPPAP has proposed a PHP279.16-million budget for
livelihood and development programs for conflict-affected communities
identified by the RPA-ABB Tabara-Paduano Group.
The RPM-P/RPA-ABB Tabara-Paduano Group has changed its name
into Kapatiran para sa Progresong Panlipunan for its transformation into a
legitimate socio-economic and political organization as outlined by the
proposed closure agreement towards the disposition of arms and forces.
Part of the peace agreement is the reintegration to the
government of 727 profiled members of the RPA-ABB.
The peace agreement was signed by the RPM-P/RPA-ABB
Tabara-Paduano Group during the administration of former President Joseph
Estrada.
OPPAP records show that the RPA-ABB TPG has 727 members. Of
the profiled members, 607 are in Negros Occidental, 58 in Negros Oriental, and
the rest scattered in Panay and some areas of Mindanao and Luzon.
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