“Kayo man ay sandaling naligaw ang landas at paniniwala, nalulugod ako na kayo ay bumalik at muling nagpasapi sa ating Gobyerno. Lubos ang aming pasasalamat sa inyong lahat. Nawa’y huwag ninyong sayangin ang pagkakataong ito.”

-Gov. Gerardo A. Noveras

 

BALER, AURORA. Six former rebels who surrendered in the Province of Aurora were given financial assistance amounting to P 65,000.00 under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) of the DILG which is a flagship program of President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace and order agenda.

On June 01, 2022, Govenor Gerardo A. Noveras (Vice Governor-elect); Atty. Ofelio A. Tactac, Jr. CESO V, DILG Aurora Provincial Director; LTC Julito B. Recto, Jr. INF (GSC) PA, Acting Commanding Officer, 91IB, 71D, Philippine Army; PMaj Emilio Sison of Aurora Police Provincial Office; and Ms. Camay Joy D. Bernardo of Aurora PSWDO, led the awarding ceremony for the 6 former rebels during the conduct of the E-CLIP AWARDING at the Governor's Conference Room, Provincial Capitol Compound, Baler, Aurora.

Six (6) former rebels were granted an immediate assistance of Php 15,000.00 and a livelihood assistance of Php 50,000.00 among many other benefits specified in the E-CLIP implementing guidelines.

E-CLIP, being locally-driven, managed and implemented, is a national program that veers away from the past practice of pre-packaged interventions designed at the national level. It responds to the circumstances, needs and concerns of former rebels through provision of assistance and seeks to consider their basic rights and situations as men and women.

The E-CLIP is a flagship program of President Duterte’s administration that aims to help members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), and Militia ng Bayan (MB) to restore allegiance to the Philippine Government.

In his message, Atty. Tactac mentioned poverty and ignorance as major reasons for joining the communist insurgency. “Ginagawa po ng pamahalaan ang lahat ngunit wala pong perpektong Gobyerno. Gayunpaman, hindi digmaan ang solusyon dito. Maraming pamilya na ang sinira ng digmaan. Walang batang napagtapos ang digmaan. Maraming pangarap na ang sinira ng digmaan. Ngayon ang simula ng inyong bagong buhay, kayo ay may may pagkakataon nang mamuhay nang may dangal. Maitaguyod na ninyo and inyong mga sarili sa pamamagitan ng inyong sariling mga kamay at pagod mula sa panimulang biyaya na bigay ng pamahalaan”, he stated.

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