BUTUAN CITY – Sixty-six former New People’s Army fighters in the Caraga region received cash assistance from the government in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, on Wednesday, March 6. INTERIOR and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. (seated fourth from left) leads the turnover of...
DAVAO CITY – The Office of the Presidential Assistant for Mindanao-Eastern (OPAMINE) donated P100,000 to help an organization of rebel returnees kick off their programs in the Davao region. THE OPAMINE led by Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno (center) backs programs of...
BACOLOD CITY – Thirty-eight former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental received P270,000 financial and educational assistance on Valentine’s Day. MAYOR Raymund Tongson Jr. (center) leads the distribution of financial and educational aid to 38 former...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over livelihood and cash assistance amounting to P1,260,000 to 57 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) on Monday, December 18. FIFTY-SEVEN former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and Rebolusyonaryong Partidong...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go is pushing for the strengthening of programs and services offered by the government to former rebels who decide to rejoin mainstream society and live with their families in peace. "Masakit makitang mga Pilipino ay nagpapatayan sa kapwa nila Pilipino dahil...
DAVAO CITY – Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno vowed to address the requirements of rebel returnees and their sympathizers in the Davao region and eliminate their inclination to rejoin the lawless communist organization. MAGNO (second from left). (FB) “A commitment...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has declared that he will issue a proclamation granting amnesty to rebel returnees and sought the support of the Congress. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) During his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) on...
BACOLOD CITY – The 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB) of the Philippine Army revealed that two former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) recently graduated from senior high school with honors in Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The continuous military operations may have weakened the New People’s Army but ending the insurgency not just in Mindanao but also in the entire country will only be accomplished if the local government units will provide good governance. PHILIPPINE National Police chief...
BACOLOD CITY -- The provincial government of Negros Occidental turned over P1,054,000 worth of financial assistance to 14 former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who surrendered to the military. THIRTEEN of the 14 former NPA rebels receive cash assistance amounting to P1,054,000 from the...
NUEVA ECIJA – Twenty-three members of two big groups in this province identified with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) have withdrawn their support to the rebel movement. Three were from the Alyansa ng Mamamayang Nagkakaisa (ALMANA)...
CABADBARAN CITY, Agusan del Norte – Seventeen former New People’s Army (NPA) fighters from the Caraga region have received houses from the Enhanced Local Comprehensive Local Integration program for rebel returnees. AGUSAN del Norte Rep. Dale Corvera (sixth from right), Agusan del Norte Vice Gov....
