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Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa made an appeal to the education department to guard minors against the recruitment of leftist groups regardless of the absence of confidential funds. Dela Rosa manifested his support to the Department of Education, led by Secretary and Vice President Sara Duterte recently during the Senate deliberation on its 2024 proposed […]
“I will give P500,000 as reward for the surrenderors of the New People’s Army,” announced Apayao Governor Elias Bulut Jr. during the 2023 Indigenous Peoples Month Celebration and 26th IPRA commemoration held at Apayao Tourism Sports Complex (ATSC) grounds in San Gregorio, Luna, Apayao. The message came after the army clashed with the rebels anew […]
Some 41 former rebels turned peace builders received their financial package from the Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) of the Province of Samar at the Abanador Hall, 8th Infantry Division, Philippine Army, Catbalogan City. Through the LSIP, the provincial government allotted funds for the cash assistance and provided other services to former communist terrorist group […]
Negros Oriental Governor Pryde Henry Teves announced the provincial government is set to build 143 socialized housing units for surrendered members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) on a government property in Basay town. Teves said they allocated P20 million this year for these facilities to be built by Kawayan Collective, […]
A former member of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Eastern Samar received P676,000 cash assistance for yielding eight firearms to the government last year. The Eastern Samar provincial government and the Philippine Army 78th Infantry Battalion led the handing over of the financial aid as part of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). […]
The Davao de Oro provincial government turned over four completed Barangay Development Projects (BDP) to an insurgency-free barangay in the area.Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy led the turnover of two farm-to-market roads (FMR), a barangay health center, and a water system to Barangay Golden Valley in Mabini town. Last year, the province received P1.3 billion from […]
The newly constructed development projects under the Barangay Development Program (BDP) of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF ELCAC) in two upland villages of Maragusan, Davao de Oro, has provided residents more opportunities for growth, an official said. Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy said the P20-million worth of projects allotted each […]
The local government of Matuguinao in Samar province is giving more attention to 12 villages recently rid of the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA). The NPA-cleared villages are Del Rosario, Ligaya, Carolina, San Roque, Inubod, Rizal, Mahayag, Libertad, Diit, Nagpapacao, Sta Cruz, and San Isidro. Matuguinao Mayor Aran Boller said they have to […]
Sorsogon Governor Chiz Escudero said barangay development projects will prevent the people from joining the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA). Speaking during the blessing and inauguration of the “Harong Paglaom” (House of Hope), a halfway home built for former NPA rebels in Juban town, Sorsogon, Escudero said, “Whole-of-Nation approach means not everything […]
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) urged the House of Representatives to call for a joint and full-blown investigation into the rescue of indigenous peoples (IP) children in Cebu in order to introduce measures that will strengthen laws on the protection of their rights and welfare. NTF-ELCAC spokesperson Undersecretary Joel […]