By Mike Crismundo
BUTUAN CITY – The regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reported on Tuesday that 29 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels received assistance, through the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), last week.
E-CLIP is pursuant to Administrative Order (AO) no. 10, signed by President Duterte on April 3, 2018 entitled Centralizing all Government Efforts for the Reintegration of Former Rebels and Creating for the Purpose on Inter-Agency Task Force.
As stated on the Section 2 of the AO, it is the policy of the state to prioritize the maintenance of peace and order, the protection of life, liberty, and property and the promotion of the general welfare which are essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessing of democracy.
DSWD 13 Regional Director Mita Gupana-Lim told The Manila Bulletin on Tuesday that the former NPAs received food packs, sleeping kits, hygiene kits, and a cash assistance worth P5,000 each through E-CLIP.
The Crisis Intervention Unit staff of DSWD Field Office Caraga distributed these assistance to the former NPAs at one of the city’s hotel and convention center here recently.