Posted to Kalinaw News (Dec 20, 2020): 35 Former Rebels Received Crisis Intervention Assistance from the Government
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan Del Norte– On December 19, 2020, as part of the Executive Order No. 70 that is a whole-of-nation approach in ending local communistarmed conflict and directs the adoption of a national peace framework. the 29IB assists the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) CARAGARegion and the Provincial Social Welfare Office (PSWDO) Agusan del Norte in the distribution of Crisis Intervention Assistance to 35 Former Rebels who surrendered at the 29th Infantry Battalion. The program is part of the support DSWD for the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Program.
Assistance packages handed over to each of the 35 FRs during the event included cash assistance worth 10,000 pesos, food packs, hygiene kits and personal items.
The cash assistance will help the FRs in the sustainment of their chosen livelihood and will also serve as an early Christmas gift for them. Ms. Rosalind Sur, Focal Person of the E-CLIP Committee in the province of Agusan del Sur (PSWDO) said, “ECLIP is a program of the government that was created by our President intended for you and we are so grateful that you have returned again to the folds of our government. Let us give a round of applause for us all because we can finally achieve peace. I wish you a Merry Merry Christmas”
Ms. Lenbie May Comandante (DSWD Representative) said “We are thankful that you have returned to the folds of our government and we are hoping that this little gift will help you in aiding your needs.”
LtCol. Aristotle F. Antonio, Acting Commanding Officer of 29IB said, “our FRs are very lucky with the outpouring of resources for assistance. There is effectiveness of the provincial government of Agusan del Norte in the implementation of E-CLIP with the partnership displayed between the local government unit and different government agencies. It is high time for the members of communist-terrorist group to return to the folds of our government because this activity is a proof that our
government will support them as they pledge to live a peaceful life.”
Alyas Kris, a Former Rebel gave her response, “As a Former Rebel who moved from mountains to mountains, I was deceived to fight against the government that truly only wants us to have a better life. To my former colleagues, descend now from the mountain and join me and our brothers and sisters who are now experiencing the life wherein we tend to get all the benefits and support from our government.”
With all these government efforts, the government will be able to bring down the CPP-NPA-NDF sooner. Peace and prosperity is finally at their doorsteps.
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