CASH AID. A former New People's Army (NPA) rebels fist bumps with a government worker after receiving PHP23,000 financial aid on Monday (Sept. 5, 2022). The former rebels earlier took part in interventions from government agencies that include technical training, education, and practical skills, among others. (Photo courtesy of Davao Oriental PIO) DAVAO CITY - Twenty-eight former New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Davao Oriental province have received PHP644,000 worth of livelihood aid from the government. In a statement Tuesday, the provincial government said each former rebel received PHP23,000 financial aid. Of the amount, PHP20,000 came from the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Davao Region (DSWD-11) Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), while PHP3,000 was sourced from the fund of the government's whole-of-nation approach to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC). Through the SLP, DSWD provided livelihood settlement grants to ex-NPA rebels, which the r
Map of South Cotabato province. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) GENERAL SANTOS CITY - South Cotabato's Surallah and Tampakan municipalities have been declared under a state of calamity due to recurring floods caused by heavy rains the past four days. "We are closely monitoring other areas affected by the disaster," Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) officer-in-charge Rolly Aquino said Tuesday. With the declaration, Aquino said the province can now use its Quick Response Fund (QRF) in responding to calamities and rebuilding damaged infrastructures. In Surallah town, three barangays (villages) were greatly affected by a series of floods and landslides. Surallah Mayor Pedro Matinong Jr. said the submerged villages include Tubi-Ala, Upper Sepaka and Little Baguio. "The roads in these barangays have become inaccessible, crops have been damaged, while a bridge also collapsed," Matinong said in a statement Tuesday. He said heavy equ
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