Identity of rebel returnees in social media bothers PPOC

From the Baguio Midland Courier (Dec 29): Identity of rebel returnees in social media bothers PPOC

The Provincial Peace and Order Council asked the police to ensure the protection of beneficiaries and workers of the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP).

PPOC passed Resolution 2015-03 requesting the Philippine National Police-Cordillera not to release information that would compromise the welfare and safety of CLIP clients, partners, and workers.

This stemmed from a post in the social media that disclosed the name and age of former rebels and the person who accompanied them to surrender.

The resolution stated that the posting in social media of the identity of former rebels is a violation of security protocol as embodied in Sec. 10. (b) of the implementing guidelines of the CLIP for former New People’s Army members.

“Releasing names of former rebels is detrimental and has a negative effect on them, their families, and the person who accompanied them to surrender and the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office personnel handling the program,” the PPOC resolution stated.

It added it is important that names of the former rebels should be withheld from the press and social media to maintain social relationship, trust and confidence in the government, public services, and the community.

The PNP and the provincial government will handle CLIP information with confidentiality and follow information dissemination protocol to protect the safety of all concerned.

Keeping the identity of former rebels is a standard procedure of police or military to protect returnees from becoming targets of rebels who are not for their members to surrender to government.

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