In a conference presided by Defense Undersecretary and Task Force Balik-Loob Chairperson Reynaldo Mapagu, Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM) Commander Lieutenant General Arnulfo Marcelo Burgos Jr. said the financial aid is on top of the pangkabuhayan package, educational scholarships, skills and development training, and housing assistance offered by other government agencies.
Under E-CLIP, rebel returnees and their families were given a wide array of benefits to help them start anew as they were reintegrated to mainstream society.
“NOLCOM recognizes the significant role of E-CLIP in weakening and eventually dismantling of the communist terrorist groups in our area of operation,” Burgos stressed.
rd Infantry Battalion (23
rd IB) has formally turned over the remains of a slain New People’s Army (NPA) rebel to his family on Monday, January 4., the military reported on Wednesday.
Shown in photo are the personnel of the Army’s 23rd Infantry Battalion and barangay officials assisting the immediate members of the slain New people’s Army member in putting the coffin at a truck during turn over Monday night in Barangay Tungao, Butuan City. (23rd IB-CMO/Mike U. Crismundo/Manila Bulletin)
The 23
rd IB turned over the body of “Ka Alas/Alon”, whose real name was withheld, a resident of San Luis town, Agusan del Sur, who was killed in an encounter with troops on December 30 in Kilometer 5, Purok 26, Lawaan, Barangay Tungao, in this city.
TALACOGON, Agusan del Sur, Jan. 6 – Fifty-six (56) former rebels (FRs) from the province of Agusan del Sur received benefits during the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Awarding held recently at the Naliyagan Ground, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, this province.
The province awarded livelihood assistance amounting to P50,000.00, immediate assistance of P15,000.00 and firearms remuneration to the 31 FRs of 3rd Special Forces Battalion, 26 FRs of 26 Infantry (Ever Onward) Battalion, three FRs of Philippine National Police and one FR of 401st Infantry (Unity) Brigade.
“Dako kaayo among pasalamat kay tinood gayud ang gisaad kanamu nga kami pagatabangan sa gobyerno alang sa among pagsugod sa bag-ong kinabuhi nga gawasnon kauban ang among pamilya, kining maong kantidad daku na kini ug ikatabang aron kami maka tukod sa among panginabuhian diri patag uban ang among pamilya, ug ako naga agni sa among kanhi kaubanan nga anaa pa sa kabukiran nga musurender na aron makabat