CAMP SIKATUNA, Bohol – As the 47th Infantry Battalion (IB) is intensifying its campaign for peace and progress, four former members of the New People’s Army have already been given a head start with their smooth integration through the cash grants from the government’s Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration (E-CLIP) Program.
The Provincial Government of Bohol headed by Governor Arthur Yap handed over the cash check worth P50, 000 to “Ka Arlene”; P15, 000 to “Ka Goliat”; P95, 000 to “Ka Ernie”, and P75,000 to “Ka Asyong” in a simple ceremony during the ART 160 Caravan on July 25, 2020 in Alicia and Mabini towns.
These FRs were youth organizers when they were still active in the communist terrorist movement and have been serving the New People’s Army for three (3) years.
Along with their firearms, they decided to return to the folds of law bringing displeasure against the left organization’s false promises. They have been deceived for having a good life in exchange for joining the New People’s Army. Rather, a miserable life awaits them as they entered the organization.
“We slept in grassy and rocky places. The hardships of life especially when it rains and there is nothing to eat. At night, we walked in fear that the military might overtake us. We always talk about the incapability of the government and only the support from the communist party could help me and my family. But for several years I lived in the mountains with them, there’s nothing that happened with their promises. Now, that I have returned to the government, I have proven more that the government is the one who can help me live in peace,” said Ka Ernie.
E-CLIP is one of the gateways for the members of the Communist-Terrorist Group to return to the folds of the law and choose to live harmoniously with their families. These interventions were led by the Department of Interior and Local Government in partnership with the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, the Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Army. This is a government’s sincere advocacy in ending the local armed conflict in the country that continuously destroying the lives of our innocent people.
“I thank our government for the help they had given me and my family. I call on my former colleagues to come down and live in peace. I hope you understand that the rebels cannot revive us, they are the ones who are asking from the masses instead. Leave the armed group and avail the government’s integration program for you to start a new and live well,” Ka Arlene to her former comrades.
47IB is continuously urging our brothers and sisters to return to mainstream society and live with their families without fear and anxiety. Our government is sincere in its campaign of winning the genuine peace that everyone is longing for.
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