From the Philippine Information Agency (Jan 25, 2021): DOST-Isabela, 95IB to provide livelihood trainings to former rebels, IPs (By Mark Djeron C. Tumabao)
SAN MARIANO, Isabela, Jan. 25 (PIA) - - - Former rebels under the custody of the 95th Infantry Battalion including Indigenous People (IPs) in this town will soon benefit from the livelihood training of the Department of Science and Technology – Isabela.Mr. Lucio G Calimag, provincial director of DOST-PSTC Isabela said that the livelihood training is part of the department’s Community Empowerment through Science and Technology (CEST) program.
The program aims to reach out and empower former rebels and IPs to become self-reliant and make a living in their own way.
The IP-beneficiaries are residents of either former lair of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
Lt. Col. Lemeul Baduya, acting commander of 95IB this early expressed his appreciation for the implementation of the pipeline live livelihood trainings.
Baduya said that through these livelihood trainings, people who belong from the marginalized sectors will soon be equipped with the proper knowledge and skills which will consequently uplift the status of their lives. (MDCT wirth reports from 95th IB/PIA-2)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1064820
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