Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Former rebels benefit from 5ID's 'Bawat Kawal, May Binubungkal'

From the Philippine Information Agency (Sep 1, 2020): Former rebels benefit from 5ID's 'Bawat Kawal, May Binubungkal' (By Merlito G. Edale, Jr.)


Soldiers from 5th Infantry Division, Philippine Army share their vegetable harvests to the former rebels who have decided to live a normal life. (5th ID photo)

GAMU, Isabela, Sept. 1 (PIA) - - - The 5th Infantry Division's “Bawat Kawal, May Binubungkal” project is now benefiting not only the troopers but most especially the former rebels.

Chief of Staff Col. Ferdinand Melchor Dela Cruz said the project was launched on July 2, 2020 simultaneous with the launching of “Hardin ng Lunas” project as part of the camp’s response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Recently, the troopers were able to share the vegetable harvests to 56 former rebels who are now undergoing reintegration.

Meanwhile, 5ID Commander Maj. Gen. Laurence Mina said the sharing of harvests is one way to help the former rebels in these trying times.

“Ang proyektong ito ng 5ID ay hindi lang para sa mga kasundaluhan kundi para rin sa mga kapatid nating naging biktima ng panlilinlang sa maling ideolohiya. Binibigyan pansin ng 5ID ang kapakanan ng bawat rebeldeng sumusuko na nagnanais magbagong buhay. Kalakip ng bawat rebeldeng sumusuko ay ang pag-asang matatapos ang insurhensiya sa ating lugar upang makamit ang tunay na kapayapaan at pag-unlad na inaasam ng lahat,” said Mina.

On the other hand, the Community Support Program Teams of 86th Infantry (HIGHLANDER) Battalion and Quirino Provincial Mobile Force Company (QPMFC) helped the community in planting different variety of vegetables at Barangay Dingasan, Cabarroguis, Quirino recently to ensure food security.

The project is in line with the Plant, Plant, Plant Program of the Department of Agriculture to help communities maintain enough food resources during pandemic.

The said activity is one of the advocacies of CSP operations in promoting convergence mechanism among government agencies to attain community resiliency. (MDCT/MGE/PIA-2/Isabela)

https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1051888

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