Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. called on former communist rebels to persuade other members of the New People's Army (NPA) to surrender and avail of the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration program (E-CLIP)...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 11, emphasized her support for peace-building and asked Samarnons not to engage with or support their “friends” in the rebel group New People’s Army (NPA). VP Sara Duterte is the guest speaker for Samar’s 181st anniversary celebration in...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency Northern Mindanao (NICA-10) urged employees associations from various government agencies to secede from the Confederation for Unity Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage). NICA-10 director Manuel Orduña,...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa has filed a measure that would allow the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to disqualify or refuse the application of a party-list group that participates in attemtps to overthrow the government or is connected to the rebels. In filing Senate Bill (SB) 201, Dela Rosa...
CITY of Ilagan, Isabela – Ninety-one former communist rebels from this province received P20,000 each as livelihood assistance under the sustainable livelihood program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-Region 2 at the Provincial Capitol Amphitheater in Alibagu here...
The government’s primary anti-communist task force “strongly” recommended the granting of amnesty to communist rebels who will return to the folds of the law supposedly to prevent the resurgence of communist rebellion that has hounded the country for more than five decades already. (Photo...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Cordillera has awarded P30,000 in livelihood assistance each to four former communist rebels. FOUR former communist rebels receive livelihood aid from the government in a ceremony in Benguet July 12. Nathaniel Lacambra, ...
CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna -- Two high-ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army/National Democratic Front (CPP/NPA/NDF) surrendered to authorities, a report from Police Regional Office 4A said on Tuesday, July 5. Police Brig. Gen. Antonio Yarra,...
Six former rebels received P65,000 financial assistance each under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), a flagship program of the Duterte administration’s peace and order agenda, according to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Aurora province....
BAGUIO CITY -- For the first time, the city government will build a complex for the elderly and ex-rebels in Baguio city. Half of the complex will serve as retirement homes for the elderly, while the other half will be allotted for the former rebels in the city and nearby localities. The cost of...
CAMP MELCHOR F DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – The government is living up to its promise to help the former rebels return to normal life by providing them with jobs and livelihood assistance. The Cagayan Provincial Government has been the latest to fulfill those promises. According to the 5th...
BAGGAO, Cagayan -- Army troops engaged around 20 members of Communist Terrorist during the conduct of strike operation at the vicinity of Sitio Sacat, Asinga-Via, Baggao, Cagayan Wednesday. The firefight lasted for about 30 minutes and saw the rebels scamper to different directions. Baggao Police...
