Kalinaw News: Former Militia ng Bayan receives Immediate Assistance

Kalinaw News (Feb 4, 2021): Former Militia ng Bayan receives Immediate Assistance

CAMP LEON KILAT, Tanjay City, Negros Oriental – The Commander of 302 nd Infantry (ACHIEVER) Brigade, 3rd Infantry Spearhead Division, Philippine Army, COL LEONARDO I PEÑA (MNSA) PA, together with the Provincial Government of Negros Oriental headed by Governor Roel Ragay Degamo facilitated the Ceremony for the turn-over of Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Immediate Assistance for the Former Militia ng Bayan (MB) members held at the Plenary Hall of Negros Oriental Convention Center in Dumaguete City on February 3, 2021.

Said activity was highlighted by the giving of financial assistance in the amount of Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php20,000.00) each for the twenty-seven (27) former militia ng bayan members who returned to the folds of the law coming from the different municipalities of Negros Oriental. The MB members serve as the runners, eyes and ears, and some are auxiliary armed elements that support the hard core of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) – New People’s Army (NPA) – National Democratic Front (NDF). After thorough deliberation made by the Provincial E-CLIP Committee, these returnees qualified to receive the said amount; in which the Five Thousand (5,000.00) Pesos came from the province through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development (PSWD), while the Fifteen Thousand (15,000.00) Pesos came from the E-CLIP fund of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). E-CLIP was crafted as per directive from PRESIDENT RODRIGO R DUTERTE in order to provide various assistances to former rebels of the CPP-NPA-NDF and Militia ng Bayan (MB) who have expressed their desire to abandon the armed struggle and live a peaceful and normal life with their family. Governor Degamo was elated with the results of the continuous collaboration among the Local Government Agencies, the PNP and the AFP in his province; also with the trust and confidence that the returnees have given back to the Philippine Government. In the same way, the Negros Oriental PNP Director, PCOL BRYANT B DEMOT,

delivered his message of support for the program and his appreciation to the returnees. This is once again a manifestation of the commitment of the government to help those who wish to return to the folds of the law and withdraw their support from the communist terrorist movement. Col Peña said in his message, “the CPP-NPA-NDF have been hindering our peace and progress here in Negros for a very long time and the Negrosanons must stand together to stop them. Rest assured that the AFP and the PNP will continuously protect you as your legal security forces but we need your support and cooperation to eradicate these termites of our nation. With God’s divine mercy, the peace and progress here in Negros will surely be within our grasps.”

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