Kalinaw News: Former Rebels applied for late birth registration

Posted to the Kalinaw News (Oct 24, 2020): Former Rebels applied for late birth registration

Patikul,Sulu. With the continuous joint peace efforts of 1102nd Bde and the local government, Twenty-three former rebels (FRs) from the Municipality of Patikul, Sulu were officially presented to Patikul Municipal Mayor Kabir Hayudini and 1102nd Brigade Commander Brigadier General Ignatius N. Patrimonio, PA last October 20, 2020 at Brgy Taglibi, Patikul, Sulu . Afterwhich, they were assisted to avail for birth late registration at the Local Civil Registry of same municipality.

In order to address the problem that most FRs don’t have any official documents on their own which consequently disqualifies them from availing livelihood and other programs, 1102nd Brigade facilitated the conduct of the said activity through the Municipal Task Force to End Local Armed Conflict (MTF ELAC) . Further, this is also an initiative to strengthen the monitoring system of the MTF ELAC to all of its FRs in the municipality of Patikul.

” As the father and Mayor of Patikul, I’m so happy that you have decided to come home. We welcome you with open hearts and we will do what we can in order to help get you back to your normal lives. With a document like your birth certificate, you will have a better access to all available programs of our government and other non government organization , ” said by Mayor Hayudini .

Indeed, the government is sincere of rehabilitating and helping our FRs to retrieve back their normal lives.
As what BGEN PATRIMONIO stated, ” Our efforts for the Former Rebels doesn’t stop on the day they have laid down their arms. Our help extends from providing security up to their full recovery physically, psychologically and even economically. That is how sincere we are in helping them ,though once upon a time they were our enemies.”

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