From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): Rebel returnees in Misamis Oriental receive cash assistance
CLAVERIA, Misamis Oriental -- Two former communist rebels in this communist hotbed town of Misamis Oriental received PhP 166,000 as payment of their surrendered firearms, a military official said Monday.
Lt. Janelle Diaz, Army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB) spokesperson, said that the amount was raised by the provincial government of Misamis Oriental under the Fire Arm Cost Remuneration of the Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP).
The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) spearheads the CLIP as part of the government's peace and development efforts across the country, Diaz said.
She said that aside from paying the firearms, each of the former rebels also received cash assistance in the amount of PhP 15,000.00, courtesy of the provincial DILG office.
According to Diaz, the local government units and various stakeholders had adopted a concerted effort to bring the rebel returnees back to the mainstream society for them to enjoy normal lives once more.
She said the rebels surrendered to the Army’s 58IB here just as the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF), the umbrella organization of the Communist Party of the Philippines, tried to negotiate for an end to communist insurgency in the country.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=944352
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