From the Philippine Information Agency (Nov 29, 2020): Pangasinan inaugurates halfway house for former rebels (By Venus May H. Sarmiento)
BURGOS, Pangasinan, Nov. 29 (PIA) - A new halfway house for former rebels (FRs) who surrendered to the government has risen here.In a simple inauguration ceremony, Provincial Director Paulino Lalata of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said the halfway house would serve as the temporary residence and processing center for former rebels and militia ng bayan members.
It will also serve as venue in conducting rehabilitation and healing sessions with lectures and skills training activities, he added.
“As Christmas season is associated with gifts, accept this simple gift from the present provincial government administration in partnership with the DILG. While the surrendered FRs are waiting for their benefits to be processed and provided, this building will house them while awaiting for their enrolment to the Enhanced - Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP),” Lalata said, Saturday.
Pangasinan officials and directors of government line agencies flash the Number 1 sign after the inauguration of a new halfway house that would serve as the temporary residence and processing center for former rebels and former militia ng bayan members located in Burgos town. (PIA)
Under the E-CLIP, the DILG provincial chief said financial benefits await the former rebels which would include Php15,000.00 immediate assistance and Php65,000.00 for livelihood assistance.
If the FR could return firearms, the government would give them double the cost of the surrendered firearm, he explained.
The receiving entity or police station will also receive an integration assistance of Php21,000.00 to defray cost while the FRs are in their custody.
In the same ceremony, Governor Amado Espino III assured that the provincial government works hand in hand with the national government and local government units in the province for the common good in Pangasinan.
“Kailangan ng masusing pagpaplano dahil sa pinagdadaanan nating pandemya ngayon. Hindi po natin kayang lahat na gampanan pero kung tayo ay magtutulungan, kayang-kaya nating harapin ang mga problemang ito,” Governor Espino said.
Gov. Espino said the services of the provincial government should not stop which is why the help extended by the national government and generous province-mates should be preserved, appreciated and taken care of.
The halfway house in Burgos stands on a two-hectare lot earlier donated by former Vice Mayor Belen Cabiles to the provincial government of Pangasinan in 2017 through a deed of donation signed by Gov. Espino and the Cabiles family.
Cabiles, in an interview said, she wanted to continue helping the government, thus the lot donation.
If the FR could return firearms, the government would give them double the cost of the surrendered firearm, he explained.
The receiving entity or police station will also receive an integration assistance of Php21,000.00 to defray cost while the FRs are in their custody.
In the same ceremony, Governor Amado Espino III assured that the provincial government works hand in hand with the national government and local government units in the province for the common good in Pangasinan.
“Kailangan ng masusing pagpaplano dahil sa pinagdadaanan nating pandemya ngayon. Hindi po natin kayang lahat na gampanan pero kung tayo ay magtutulungan, kayang-kaya nating harapin ang mga problemang ito,” Governor Espino said.
Gov. Espino said the services of the provincial government should not stop which is why the help extended by the national government and generous province-mates should be preserved, appreciated and taken care of.
The halfway house in Burgos stands on a two-hectare lot earlier donated by former Vice Mayor Belen Cabiles to the provincial government of Pangasinan in 2017 through a deed of donation signed by Gov. Espino and the Cabiles family.
Cabiles, in an interview said, she wanted to continue helping the government, thus the lot donation.
The halfway house in Burgos, Pangasinan. (PIA)
Also present during the inauguration were 702nd Brigade AFP Commander Audrey Pasia, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Regional Director Eugene Cabrera, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial Director Jimmicio Daoaten, Burgos Mayor Ronald Ngayawan and PDRRMO Rhodyn Luchinvar Oro.
The construction of the halfway house is part of the whole-of nation approach of the the government to end local communist armed conflict (ELCAC) and is embodied in Executive Order No. 70 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. (JCR/AMB/VHS/PIA Pangasinan)
The construction of the halfway house is part of the whole-of nation approach of the the government to end local communist armed conflict (ELCAC) and is embodied in Executive Order No. 70 signed by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. (JCR/AMB/VHS/PIA Pangasinan)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1060476
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