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TACLOBAN CITY – Ninety-three members and supporters of the Communist Party of the Philippines from Leyte province withdrew their support and took their oath of allegiance to the government on Thursday, Jan. 19. They belong to four mass organizations in Alangalang town – Alangalang Small Farmers As

NEW HOMES. A PHP20-million housing project for former rebels is being built at the Peace and Prosperity Village in San Isidro, Leyte in this undated photo. Each house and lot package costs PHP450,000 and has a lot size of 60 square meters and a floor area of 21 sqm. (PNA photo) MANILA - In a remote village in San Isidro, Leyte, former Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) rebels try to rebuild their lives shattered by years of armed conflict, together with their fami...

PEACE VILLAGE. Houses under construction within the Peace and Prosperity Village in San Isidro, Leyte. The outpouring support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity Village here will give them no reason to again embrace the ideology of the New People's Army (NPA), a former rebel commander said in an interview on Dec. 20, 2021.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) SAN ISIDRO, Leyte- The outpouring of support from the government for former rebels at the Peace and Prosperity...

ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by...

ABANDONING NPA. The 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) during a mass surrender in Carigara, Leyte on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). These surrenderers are from the town's 10 villages.(PNA photo by Sarwell Meniano) CARIGARA, Leyte- A total of 186 supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) from 10 villages of Carigara, Leyte surrendered to government authorities on Friday. Among the surrenderers is 24-year-old Jonnel Anos, the lone NPA fighter among those who yielded. Traumatized by...

LOST CAUSE. Some of the 22 rebels take their oath of allegiance to the government during a ceremony in Carigara, Leyte on Monday (Oct. 25, 2021). Their former comrades convinced them to abandon the ideology of the communist terrorist group.(Photo courtesy of Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - At least 22 members and staunch supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) in Carigara, Leyte have surrendered to authorities after their former comrades convinced them to abandon the terror group's id...

REBELS NO MORE. Some of the 15 New People's Army rebels in Ormoc City who surrendered to soldiers on Thursday (Oct. 14, 2021). This brought to 32 the total number of local communist terrorists from Ormoc's upland villages who have abandoned the communist ideology in less than two months. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - Another 15 New People's Army (NPA) rebels from an upland community in Ormoc City formally surrendered to the Philippine Army on Oct. 14. This b...

REBELS NO MORE. Some of the 15 New People's Army rebels in Ormoc City who surrendered to soldiers on Thursday (Oct. 14, 2021). This brought to 32 the total number of local communist terrorists from Ormoc's upland villages who have abandoned the communist ideology in less than two months. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Army) TACLOBAN CITY - Another 15 New People's Army (NPA) rebels from an upland community in Ormoc City have formally surrendered to the Philippine Army on Thursday. ...

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over 2 units of delivery trucks to 2 agrarian reform beneficiaries’ organizations under the Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets with Microfinance (LinkSFarMM) project of the agency. LinkSFarMM is a DAR project that links agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) and smallholder farmers to the…