The government offers PHP 65,000 as livelihood to each
member of the New People’s Army (NPA) who would surrender, a military commander
said on Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Lennon Babilonia, commanding officer of the army’s
8th Infantry Battalion here, said that the financial assistance is availed
through the government’s Comprehensive Livelihood Integration Program (CLIP).
He said that the offer is an opportunity for an NPA rebel to
start a new chapter of his or her life by engaging a profitable livelihood with
minimal investment.
Babilonia said that there are various government line
agencies who could be tapped to help the rebel returnees return to normal lives
with their families and children.
Aside from the CLIP, the military also has the “Balik Baril”
program where surrendered serviceable firearms are paid for in addition to the
other cash incentives, he said.
He said that the government’s financial offers are not meant
to entice the communist rebels to surrender, but are extended to dramatize the
government’s sincerity in welcoming “our lost brothers” back to the fold of the
law.
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