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REBUILDING LIVES. Former rebels and government officials during the turnover of livelihood kits in Catarman, Northern Samar in this Feb. 8, 2022 photo. The Department of Labor and Employment is pouring more funds for livelihood assistance to former rebels in four towns in Northern Samar province.(Photo courtesy of DOLE) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is pouring more funds for livelihood assistance to former rebels in four Northern Samar towns. Virgilio Doroja Jr., DOLE Northern Samar provincial head, in a phone interview on Thursday, said they have already distributed livelihood grants to 24 former members of the New People's Army (NPA) amounting to PHP900,000. "We have earmarked another PHP1 million livelihood funds for former rebels identified by the provincial task force on ending local communist armed conflict (ELCAC)," Doroja said. The distribution of livelihood assistance to another batch of former rebels is on February 23. Recipients