CAMP PERALTA, Jamindan, Capiz – A former rebel from Cuartero town in Capiz received Php10,000.00 financial assistance from the Capiz provincial government, January 29.
Task Force Balik-Loob chairperson Undersecretary Reynaldo Mapagu, who attended the Enhanced – Comprehensive Local Integration Meeting Program (E-CLIP) in the province together with Capiz Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Maria Barnes and 301st Infantry (Bayanihan) Brigade commander Col. Alberto Desoyo awarded the financial assistance to Alias Jr.
Due to fatigue and extreme hunger, Alias Jr. voluntarily surrendered to the government authorities last year.
Since 2014, approximately 50 former rebels in the province each received Php10.00, worth of financial assistance from the provincial government of Capiz.
“This is the government’s way of showing its sincerity to help those who voluntarily returned to the fold of the law and we are expecting more surrenders as we intensify our anti-insurgency campaign with the overwhelming support of various sectors in Panay,” Desoyo said.
In 2018, the 61st Infantry (Hunter) Battalion, under the leadership of Lieutenant Sisenando Magbalot Jr., facilitated the surrender of 59 Militia ng Bayan and three regular members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Cuartero town.
“The dwindling number of the communist terrorists and the demoralization within the organization due to deceptions, false promises and most of all internal corruption are also significant factors of the growing number of surrenderers,” Desoyo added.
For his part, 3rd Infantry (Spearhead) Division commander Major General Dinoh Dolina reiterated his call to the remaining members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-NPA terrorist to lay down their arms, abandon the bloody and senseless armed struggle, and start a new life.
“Your government together with your Army, police and the people of Panay are more than willing to welcome and help you return in the mainstream society. Come down and avail the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) for you to regain your future,” Dolina said.
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1017953
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