NEW LIFE. Alias "Ben" (center) receives a check worth PHP104,000 from Bohol Governor Arthur Yap in a simple ceremony in the Municipality of Trinidad, Bohol on Tuesday (July 14, 2020). Ben, who surrendered in 2018 after years of living a troubled life as member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army, vowed to use the cash aid to start fresh as a law-abiding resident of Bohol. (Photo courtesy of 47th Infantry Battalion-CMO)
A former member of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) has vowed to work hard to have a good future as he starts a new life with the PHP104,000 cash benefits given to him by the government.
In a simple ceremony in Trinidad town on Tuesday, alias "Ben", a former rebel operating in Bohol who surrendered in 2018, received from Governor Arthur Yap a PHP15,000-cash assistance, PHP50,000-livelihood assistance and PHP39,000 representing the government remuneration of the firearms he surrendered to the authorities.
"Ben" said he is grateful that the government gave him a chance to start a new life through the “abundant assistance”.
He recalled how he lived without peace as a member of the armed group that sowed terror on the peaceful communities in Bohol.
“I was recruited and deceived with their struggle. I decided to be a full-time NPA member three months after my orientation. But in the long run, my life was then uneasy,” he said in a statement. “I’ve realized that being in the leftist organization is not just.”
Seeing the adverse effects of the atrocities committed by his armed group on the community, "Ben" eventually thought of ending his personal armed struggle and decided to turn himself back to the fold of law. He also surrendered his .45-caliber pistol.
1st Lt. Elma Grace Remonde, 47th Infantry “Katapatan” Battalion’s civil military operations officer, said the financial assistance to "Ben" was given through President Rodrigo Duterte's Executive Order No. 70 implementing the whole-of-nation approach in ending insurgency.
The program, she said, is also aligned with the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a national program to help former rebels by way of livelihood and other assistance.
EO No. 70 mandated the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to synchronize the use of resources and capabilities of government instrumentalities and private sector stakeholders in ending the atrocities by the communist terrorist group.
Remonde said the benefits will improve the lives of former members of the NPA through the socio-economic programs of the government.
“With the continued collaboration of the LGUs and other government agencies, the government's intent to capacitate the former rebels will be achieved,” she said.
Remonde, addressing the rebels, said the “Army in Bohol will never get tired of urging you to return to the fold of law and avail the programs of our governments for you”.
She said the 47IB, together with the provincial government of Bohol, will always adhere to its promises of helping the “former rebels to have a productive and progressive living with their families”.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1109007
In a simple ceremony in Trinidad town on Tuesday, alias "Ben", a former rebel operating in Bohol who surrendered in 2018, received from Governor Arthur Yap a PHP15,000-cash assistance, PHP50,000-livelihood assistance and PHP39,000 representing the government remuneration of the firearms he surrendered to the authorities.
"Ben" said he is grateful that the government gave him a chance to start a new life through the “abundant assistance”.
He recalled how he lived without peace as a member of the armed group that sowed terror on the peaceful communities in Bohol.
“I was recruited and deceived with their struggle. I decided to be a full-time NPA member three months after my orientation. But in the long run, my life was then uneasy,” he said in a statement. “I’ve realized that being in the leftist organization is not just.”
Seeing the adverse effects of the atrocities committed by his armed group on the community, "Ben" eventually thought of ending his personal armed struggle and decided to turn himself back to the fold of law. He also surrendered his .45-caliber pistol.
1st Lt. Elma Grace Remonde, 47th Infantry “Katapatan” Battalion’s civil military operations officer, said the financial assistance to "Ben" was given through President Rodrigo Duterte's Executive Order No. 70 implementing the whole-of-nation approach in ending insurgency.
The program, she said, is also aligned with the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a national program to help former rebels by way of livelihood and other assistance.
EO No. 70 mandated the creation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) to synchronize the use of resources and capabilities of government instrumentalities and private sector stakeholders in ending the atrocities by the communist terrorist group.
Remonde said the benefits will improve the lives of former members of the NPA through the socio-economic programs of the government.
“With the continued collaboration of the LGUs and other government agencies, the government's intent to capacitate the former rebels will be achieved,” she said.
Remonde, addressing the rebels, said the “Army in Bohol will never get tired of urging you to return to the fold of law and avail the programs of our governments for you”.
She said the 47IB, together with the provincial government of Bohol, will always adhere to its promises of helping the “former rebels to have a productive and progressive living with their families”.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1109007
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