Thursday, February 27, 2020

58 ex-NPAs in Davao Oro get cash assistance

From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 27, 2020): 58 ex-NPAs in Davao Oro get cash assistance (By Che Palicte)



AID FOR REBEL RETURNEES. Davao de Oro Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy (extreme left) and military officials distribute financial assistance to 58 former communist rebels on Wednesday (Feb. 26, 2020). Done under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program, each rebel returnee received checks ranging from PHP15,000 to PHP150,000. (Photo courtesy of Davao de Oro PIO)

Fifty-eight former rebels (FR’s) from the Davao de Oro have been given livelihood and financial assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a military official said Wednesday.

Capt. Jerry Lamosao, head of the Public Affairs Office of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division (10ID), said in a press briefing here that the province has provided over PHP3 million E-CLIP benefits.

Lamosao said the cash assistance given to the surrenderers ranges from PHP15,000 to PHP150,000 in immediate financial assistance and firearms remuneration.


He said the series of surrenders was "proof that the New People’s Army is now dwindling. Apart from that, the people from the remote area are reporting to the authorities if they see their presence."

Gov. Jayvee Tyron Uy and the officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines led the distribution of the assistance.

Among the government agencies who took part in the reintegration program are the Department of Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, Department of Labor and Employment, and the Department of Agriculture.

Uy said the agencies provided the former rebels education, livelihood, and employment assistance.

"We are thankful for your commitment because you have shown that we are one and you have recognized the importance of our government under President Rodrigo Duterte’s leadership. I hope the assistance given to all of you will help your families to start a new beginning,” Uy told the rebel returnees.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1094998

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