The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Sunday announced partnerships with two government agencies to provide livelihood opportunities to former Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) combatants.
Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said the OPAPP has teamed up with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to help former combatants “make the successful transition to mainstream society."
The OPAPP and DTI will launch the P70-million Peaceful Return and Aggressive Inclusion Social Entrepreneurship (PRAISE) Program that will provide livelihood and entrepreneurial projects to former combatants.
The project implementation will be supervised by representatives from local and national government agencies.
It will run from October 2020 to June 2021.
Meanwhile, the OPAPP and NIA will rehabilitate major irrigation facilities and build other infrastructure to boost agricultural productivity.
The P77-million project will cover certain areas in Maguindanao, North Cotabato and Lanao del Sur.
“Adapting conflict sensitive and peace promoting approaches in this irrigation program for the decommissioned combatants shall facilitate the transformation of six acknowledged MILF camps into peaceful and productive communities," NIA Administrator Ricardo Ramoran Visaya said. — Julia Mari Ornedo/BM, GMA News
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/755417/opapp-dti-nia-to-provide-livelihood-opportunities-to-ex-milf-combatants/story/
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