From Politiko Mindanao (Feb 16, 2019): 17 ex-Reds receive financial aid in Kidapawan City
The government has extended assistance to 17 rebels who surrendered to the Army in Kidapawan City, each receiving P65,000.
The distribution of checks was done during the Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting recently at Cotabato Provincial Capitol.
Colonel Ehrlich Noel Paraso, Commanding Officer of 19th Infantry Battalion (19IB) based in Arakan, Cotabato said that 13 of the 17 who surrendered were formerly regular members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
“These are the first batch of Indigenous Peoples (IP) rebels who surrendered amidst our intensified combat operations in Arakan Valley Complex last year. The former rebels were compelled to return to the folds of law due to infighting and corruption within the NPA organization,” Paraso explained.
The beneficiaries received P65,000 each or P15,000 as immediate assistance and P50,000 as livelihood grant under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).
Paraso also said that the financial assistance for “Alias Jimboy”, one of the beneficiaries, who was killed by the NPA, was already received by his kin.
Alias Jimboy was allegedly killed by his former comrades while visiting his family in Magpet town in August last year.
https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/17-ex-reds-receive-financial-aid-in-kidapawan-city/
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