Kalinaw News: 81 Former Members of NPA Mass Base Undergo Re-orientation

Posted to Kalinaw News (Sep 19, 2021): 81 Former Members of NPA Mass Base Undergo Re-orientation



MAKILALA, COTABATO – Eighty-one members of the New People’s Army underground mass organization (UGMO) undergone a 3-day Peace Building Seminar (PBS) jointly conducted by Makilala and North Cotabato Local Committee on Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict on September 17-19, 2021 held at Makilala National High School.

The participants who were from Barangay Batasan, Biangan, Kisante, Old Bulatukan, New Bulatukan, New Israel, Villa Flores and Leboce all of Makilala, North Cotabato composed of 32 Sangay sa Partido sa Lokalidad (SPL) and 15 Militia ng Bayan recently cut their ties and denounced their affiliation with CPP-NPA-NDF.

The PBS is a 3-day program that serves as a reversal mechanism to re-orient and redirect the former UGMO members from NPA propaganda. It includes information awareness on programs and services of the NGAs, LGUs, LGAs and other partner stakeholders which serves as a tool to disprove the issues being exploited by the NPA terrorist.

Director Restituto Macuto, Regional Director DSWD XII who graced the culminating activity encourage every participants to be advocate of peace.

“The government is always here to help the communities with its peace and development programs. We encourage everyone to embraced peace and let us all support the military and government in ending this local communist armed conflict,” Macuto said.

Highlighted during the activity was the Peace Rally wherein they affirm their allegiance to the government while denouncing the CPP-NPA deceptive propaganda and armed struggle.

During the culmination, participants submitted a project proposal to the LGU which are mostly involves livelihood enhancement.

Likewise, they expressed their support to the Barangay Development Programs after learning the purpose of contributing to the peace and development of communities.

Mr Arnold D Sarvida, one of the participants who was once a Chairman of the Komiteng Rebolusyonaryo sa Barrio (KRB) expressed his appreciation to the activity.

“I thanked the LGU of North Cotabato and other agencies for conducting this PBS and continuously reaching out for communities to achieve lasting peace this helped us understand the true color of the CPP-NPA,” Sarvida said.

Meanwhile, Brigadier General Potenciano Camba, 1002nd Brigade Commander, commended the participants effort, dedication and wholehearted support for the completion of the seminar.

“We encourage everyone to continuously support the government in all its peace and development programs because Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict is the fight of our nation,” Brigadier General Camba said.

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