Skip to main content

Former rebels get P910K aid under ECLIP in Negros Oriental

 

Turnover ceremony of ECLIP packages and other assistance to former rebels led by Negros Oriental Gov. Manuel "Chaco" Sagarbarria (center, standing) together with Department of the Interior and Local Government Provincial Director Farah Gentuya (7th from left, standing) on March 20, 2024 at the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office in Sibulan town. (PIA Negros Oriental/Photo from Philippine Army)


SIBULAN, Negros Oriental (PIA) -- Fourteen former rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) have received financial aid from the government after they returned to the folds of the law.

Together with the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), Gov. Manuel “Chaco” Sagarbarria distributed checks and assistance packages amounting to P910,000 to help the former rebels rebuild their lives.

During the distribution held in Sibulan town, 13 former NPA rebels and one Militia ng Bayan (MB) member each received  P50,000 worth of livelihood assistance and  P15,000 as immediate assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) funded by DILG.

The provincial government also offered P5,000 and 50 kilograms of rice, including  five native chickens, vegetable seedlings, and food packs from the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The assistance aims to bolster the peace-building efforts of local government units under the campaign to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC).

“I hope that the cash assistance you received will benefit you and your family in living a new life. Also, you will serve as a living testament of the government’s sincerity to help those former NPA members who lay down their arms and return to the folds of the law,” Sagarbarria told the ex-rebels.

Ka Micmic, who used to be an NPA organizer and medical officer, said the government assistance allowed them to break free from the propaganda of the rebel movement.

“Nagapasalamat gyud ako ug dako sa mga opisyales sa gobyerno, sa AFP, sa PNP, ug sa uban pa nga naa sa gobyerno nga naga tabang sa amoa. Kung dili tungod sa gobyerno hangtud karun didto dyapun kami nagapabilin sa kabukiran. Naka usab kame sa amon nga kaugalingon nga dili na gid kame magpadala sa ila nga mga propaganda,” said Ka Micmic.

(I am very thankful to the government officials, AFP, and PNP for helping us. If not for their help, we would still be living in the remote areas in the mountain. We will never allow ourselves to be fooled by their propaganda again.)

ECLIP is the government’s program for rebel returnees to help reintegrate them into the community and provide them and their families with a complete package of assistance.

The financial package covers immediate assistance, provision of a reintegration process, a starting capital for livelihood, as well as remunerating surrendered firearms. (JCT/PIA7 Negros Oriental)

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Bohol mao’y Best E-CLIP implementer sa Central Visayas

  Ang E-CLIP usa ka inisyatibo sa gobyerno sa Pilipinas nga nagsuporta sa reintegration sa kanhi mga rebelde sa katilingban isip produktibong mga lungsoranon. (PIA Bohol/PiMO photo) TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol (PIA) — Gipasidunggan ang Lalawigan sa Bohol tungod sa iyang pagpatuman sa labing maayo nga Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) sa Rehiyon 7, segun sa Task Force Balik-Loob sa Department of National Defense (DND). Ang award gihatag niadtong Mayo 21, 2025, atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-7 nga Founding Anniversary sa Task Force Balik-Loob nga nagdala sa tema nga “Pagkakaisa at Pag-asa: Pitong Taong Pagdiriwang sa Pagbuo ng Isang Matatag, Payapa ug Nagkakaisang Bansa tungo sa Bagong Pilipinas” nga gipahigayon sa Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo sa syudad sa Quezon. Ang pag-ila, gipresentar sa Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissioned Officers Country (AFPCOC) ug gilagdaan ni Undersecretary for Defense Affairs ug Task Force Balik-Loob Chairperson Angelito De Leon. Si...
Post a Comment
Read more

DSWD implements full online processing of minor travel clearance

  CEBU CITY, Cebu (PIA) – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) in Central Visayas has announced that applications for minors traveling abroad are now exclusively processed online. Starting February 2025, the Centralized Processing Office – Minors Traveling Abroad (CPO-MTA) will process applications exclusively through its online platform at mta.dswd.gov.ph. DSWD7 Children Sector focal person Ligaya Dael said the shift to online processing aims to streamline the issuance of travel clearances for minors. “We can provide assistance on the online application process if they go to our office since it is still in a transition period but it is still online,” Dael said during the recent Kapihan sa PIA forum. She explained that a Minor Travel Abroad (MTA) clearance is required when a child travels outside the country without their biological or adoptive parents, or legal guardians. “Ang tuyo ug tumong aning pagkuha sa travel clearance is para jud sa ilang proteksyon kay k...
Post a Comment
Read more

Cebu hosts 1st Philippine Tourism Dive Dialogue

  CEBU CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) kicked off its first Philippine Tourism Dive Dialogue in Cebu on September 14, 2023, which gathered over 300 dive tourism stakeholders in the country. The two-day dialogue aims to address current issues in diving tourism, promote collaboration among public and private stakeholders, advocate for sustainable practices, discussions on safety, standards, and accreditation of tourism-related establishments (TREs) for scuba diving, and the exploration of promising investment opportunities within the dive industry to foster the growth of dive tourism in the Philippines. The dialogue ends on Sept. 15, 2023 with a coastal clean-up in one of the beaches in Mactan. Consultation with stakeholders Tourism and Diving Association of Southern Leyte President Phil McGuire said he joined the dialogue to know more about the post-disaster rehabilitation efforts in the coastal areas. “I came here to participate and ask questions about the marine prot...
Post a Comment
Read more