By JONG CADION
PAGADIAN CITY, Zambo del Sur (Nov,
17, 2018) – At
least Seventy-
one Former
Rebels (FRs) of Misamis Occidental were awarded with financial assistance of the
Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the government by
Sec. Delfin Lorenzana, Department of National Defense, in Provincial Capitol,
Oroquieta City Saturday (November 17, 2018)., military official said.
Capt.
Clint Antipala, Acting Division Public
Affairs (DPAO) Chief disclosed
that during the
awarding ceremony, Sec. Lorenza personally handed over the checks worth
Php65,000.00 to former rebels and Php15,000.00 to Yunit Militia members as part
of the reintegration and financial assistance of the program.
Capt.
Antipala said that the
event was attended by Governor Herminia Ramiro, Province of Misamis Occidental;
Asec Roosque Calacat, Assistant Secretary for Barangay Affairs and Partnership;
Usec Reynaldo Mapagu, Task Force Balik Loob; Vice Governor Virginia Almonte;
Major General Roseller Murillo, 1st Infantry Division Commander; E-CLIP
committees, PNP, LGUs and other stakeholders.
"Sixty-nine
out of seventy-one surrenderees were regular Communist NPA Terrorist members.
The two others were Yunit Militia ," said Col. Bagnus Gaerlan, 102nd
Infantry Brigade Commander.
"E-CLIP
have changed the lives of FRs in Misamis Occidental. With this program, rebels
in our province decreased." said Gov. Ramiro.
"To
our FRs, there is no turning back, you (FRs) are now our partners for peace and
development in our province," she added.
Alias
Man-Man, one of the FR, during his testimony mentioned his hardships and
struggles while with the NPA armed group.
He likewise
thanked the president for the reintegration program.
"The
promise of our government is different compared to Communist NPA Terrorist. We fulfil
our promise of a good governance, they (NPA) didn’t." said Sec. Lorenzana.
"The
E-CLIP thru the leadership of President Duterte is a complete, where
convergence of government units and agencies to serve our FRs is being
implemented," he added.
"We
thanked Gov. Ramiro and the stakeholders of province of Misamis Occidental for
being active in implementing the E-CLIP," said Major General Murillo.
Oath of
allegiance of FRs was also conducted to pledge for their commitment, loyalty
and support to the government.
The E-CLIP
seeks to contribute towards achieving the goal of permanent and peaceful
closure of all armed conflicts with non-state armed groups. (With
DPAO PR and Photos)
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