Kalinaw News: 76 Communist Terrorist Group surrenderees receive financial assistance under Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program

Posted to Kalinaw News (May 12, 2021): 76 Communist Terrorist Group surrenderees receive financial assistance under Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program



BALER, Aurora-76 former members of the Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) in the province of Nueva Ecija who recently surrendered to the authorities along with a former recipient were given financial assistance under the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).

Of the said figures, 50 are regular members of New People’s Army (NPA) and 26 are former member of the Milisyang Bayan (MB). Lieutenant Colonel Reandrew P. Rubio, commander of 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion, Philippine Army said that each former MB member received Php15,000.00 immediate assistance while the former E-CLIP recipient who used to be a former cadre of the NPA, received Php65,000.00-worth of firearm remuneration in a ceremony held at the Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office (NEPPO) here on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

He said that 2nd Lieutenant Zamzamyn K. Dimasinsing, Executive Officer (Ex-O) of Alpha Company of 91st Infantry Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, Philippine Army attended the awarding of E-CLIP Livelihood Assistance together with Provincial Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Nueva Ecija headed by LGOO VII Ariel G. Espinosa-CLUSTER II Team Leader Police Colonel Jaime O. Santos, Provincial Director of NEPPO, Police Lieutenant Colonel Marco A. Dadez- Force Commander of 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC), Police Lieutenant Colonel Alexander C. Aurelio-Force Commander of 1st PMFC to the 76 beneficiaries.

Also present during the activity was Doctor Anthony Umali, Vice Governor of Nueva Ecija.

Lieutenant Colonel Rubio lauded the former rebels for deciding to return to the fold of the law and gave assurance for the continuous assistance from the national government especially with the strengthened implementation of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order No. 70.

He also called for the cooperation of the former rebels and supporters of CPP-NPA to help end local communist armed conflict in the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija by supporting the government’s peace and development efforts.



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