PEACE EFFORTS. Former rebels listen to the message of Sorsogon Police Provincial Office chief Col. Arturo Brual Jr. during the closing ceremony of a four-day deradicalization program at the 903rd Infantry Brigade camp in Barangay San Rafael, Castilla town on Thursday (Dec. 2, 2021). Brual told the 35 participants that it is never too late to restart their lives as they help the country end the long-standing problem on insurgency and terrorism. (Photo courtesy of Sorsogon PPO) LEGAZPI CITY - Thirty-five former rebels (FRs) finished a four-day deradicalization program with the theme "Bagong Buhay, Bagong Pag-asa Hatid ng Pamahalaan para sa mga Kapatid na Dating Rebelde" at the headquarters of the 903rd Infantry Brigade in Castilla, Sorsogon. Maj. John Paul Belleza, 9th Infantry Division (9ID) spokesperson, said the November 29 to December 2 lectures and livelihood training were part of the government's program to help FRs blend with the civilized society again. "It was