Fifteen former rebels receive the starter kit from the Department of Trade and Industry- Compostela Valley at the headquarters of the 25th Infantry Battalion in Monkayo, Compostela Valley on Tuesday.
2Lt. Kimberly Jean Lappao, the civil-military operations officer of the 25th IB, said it only shows the sincerity of the government to help the former rebels through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-Clip).
The starter kit was distributed through the partnership between the DTI and Compostela Valley provincial government. The turnover ceremony was done at the multipurpose hall of the headquarters of the 25th IB in Camp Kalaw, Poblacion, Monkayo.
They received groceries, goats, and pigs with feeds and vitamins as their starter kit. The ceremony was graced by Lt. Col. Oscar Balignasay, the 25th IB commander.
The former rebels also underwent livelihood training to ensure the assistance doesn't go to waste.
The program aims to capacitate the 70 former rebels from all over Compostela Valley who were recipients of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program to support themselves and their respective families.
The former rebels were also asked their choice of livelihood. Most of them wanted to open a sari-sari store while the rest chose to raise hogs, goats, and poultry.
“As I always been saying, the government’s outpouring of support to you in order to start anew is useless if you yourselves lack the willingness to thrive, we are just an instrument toward your success in your chosen businesses,” the battalion commander also said in his message.
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