TACLOBAN CITY, July 27 (PIA) -- The Regional Task Force 8 to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (RTF 8-ELCAC) E-CLIP Cluster was able to process financial assistance worth P13.85 Million to 296 former rebels (FRs) under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) in the first semester of 2020. Of these, 47 were former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) while 249 were Militia ng Bayan members.
This was disclosed by DILG Information Officer Myles Colasito during the July 22 joint meeting of the Crisis Communications Cluster and the Association of Government Information Officers in Region 8 (AGIO).
Colasito said that in the province of Leyte, a total of P11.76 Million was awarded to 33 former NPA members and 229 Militia ng Bayan members. The amount included immediate assistance, livelihood assistance, reintegration assistance and firearms remuneration.
For Eastern Samar, P170,000 was downloaded for one (1) former NPA and two (2) Militia ng Bayan. The amount included immediate assistance of P15,000 each, livelihood assistance at P50,000 each and reintegration assistance at P21,000 per FR, and firearms remuneration.
For the Province of Samar, the total amount downloaded was P856.4 Thousand to cover the benefits of 6 former NPA members, and 9 members of Militia ng Bayan. This covered the immediate assistance, livelihood assistance, reintegration assistance and firearms remuneration.
Colasito said that the COVID pandemic failed to dampen RTF8-ELCAC’s resolve to bring basic services to the most vulnerable.
The Provincial Task Force-ELCAC of Leyte distributed food packs on June 24 to some 530 families of former rebels at the new resettlement site in San Isidro, Leyte. The activity included a dialogue on safety measures against COVID-19 and on crime prevention.
Financial and educational packages were likewise given to Indigenous Peoples in Samar Island.
The RTF8-ELCAC continues to meet virtually or in person resulting in a more active convergence among the members, Colasito added. (PIA-8)
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