NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, July 17 (PIA)--The provincial government of Negros Occidental awarded P606,000 worth of “Immediate and Reintegration Assistance” to 18 Former Rebels (FRS) who have surrendered to the 79th Infantry Battalion (IB).
in a recent ceremony held at the Social Hall, Provincial Capitol here, each FR received a check from the Provincial Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) amounting to P15, 000 that will serve as support for the mobilization expenses while his or her enrolment in the program is being processed, a press release from the 303rd Infantry Brigade said.
Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson handed over the checks in the presence of Colonel Inocencio Pasaporte, 303rd Infantry Brigade Commander; Negros Occidental Police Provincial Director Colonel Romy Palgue, 79th IB Commanding Officer Lt. Colonel Gerard Alvaran, and DILG Provincial Director lawyer Ferdinand Panes.
The assistance is a component benefit of the Enhanced - Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) which provides a complete package of assistance to FRs who were either former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), New People’s Army (NPA) and National Democratic Front (NDF) who surrendered to the government as well as their family members.
Panes also turned over P336, 000 worth of "Reintegration Assistance" to Lt. Colonel Alvaran. The Reintegration Assistance is the support of the receiving unit where a rebel surrendered to defray the subsistence or meals cost of the former rebel while in custody, and other incidental expenses like securing birth certificate, identification card, and mobility expenses.
The other benefits of the E-CLIP includes: livelihood assistance worth P50,000; firearms remuneration from P12,000 to P500,000 half-way house assistance; Philhealth enrolment and medical assistance; education assistance; housing assistance; modified conditional cash transfer; legal assistance and healing and reconciliation initiatives.
“This is a solid evidence that the local government of Negros Occidental is sincere in its commitment to allow rebels to start anew, be able to live normal lives again and unite with their families. I urge the other NPAs to surrender now peacefully and be awakened by the truth that they are just victims of the lies, deceptions and manipulations of the terrorist CPP-NPA organization,” Pasaporte said. (303 Infantry Brigade/JSC/Lljr/PIA6 Negros Occidental)
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