SURRENDERERS.Communist rebels surrender with their firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021.The Armed Forces of the Philippines' 10th Infantry Division (ID) on Wednesday (March 9, 2022) said 811 former rebels under its area of responsibility have so far received livelihood and employment assistance from the government after leaving the armed struggle.(Contributed file photo) DAVAO CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) 10th Infantry Division (ID) on Wednesday said a total of 811 former rebels under its area of responsibility have so far received livelihood and employment assistance from the government after leaving the armed struggle. Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, 10th ID public affairs chief, told the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday that more rebels are getting convinced to give up arms and return to the folds of the law after suffering in the rebel movement. "When they surrender, the government offers them eith
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. Maj. Gen. Eduardo De Leon, commander of the Catbalogan, Samar-based 8th Infantry Division on Monday (January 31) said the government is more committed to use local peace engagements (LPEs) as these bring about more positive results. (Contributed photo) MANILA - The government is more committed to using local peace engagements (LPEs) as these bring about more positive results, a ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday. "Bakit po localized? Kasi po kapag localized ang peace engagement, immediately po may resulta (Why localized? Because if peace engagements are localized, there are immediate results)," Maj. Gen. Eduardo De Leon, commander of the Catbalogan, Samar-based 8th Infantry Division, said during the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) online press
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. Maj. Gen. Eduardo De Leon, commander of the Catbalogan, Samar-based 8th Infantry Division on Monday (January 31) said the government is more committed to use local peace engagements (LPEs) as these bring about more positive results. (Contributed photo) MANILA - The government is more committed to using local peace engagements (LPEs) as these bring about more positive results, a ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday. "Bakit po localized? Kasi po kapag localized ang peace engagement, immediately po may resulta (Why localized? Because if peace engagements are localized, there are immediate results)," Maj. Gen. Eduardo De Leon, commander of the Catbalogan, Samar-based 8th Infantry Division, said during the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) online press
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. A total of 20,579 former rebels have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Almost PHP500 million worth of cash assistance has been given to the former rebels (FRs) under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), according to an official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Navy Captain Ferdinand Buscato, executive director of Task Force Balik-Loob and representative of E-CLIP and Amnesty Clusters of NTF-ELCAC, said a total of 20,579 FRs have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. Buscato said since the creation of NTF-ELCAC through Executive Order No. 80 in 2018, a total of 3,751 FRs have been given livelihood assistance worth PHP50,000 each (PHP187.2 million) while 6,171 rece
SURRENDERERS. Some 19 CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs) surrender with 12 firearms at Sitio Mahayag, Barangay St. Peter in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon on Oct. 27, 2021. A total of 20,579 former rebels have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. (Contributed photo) MANILA - Almost PHP500 million worth of cash assistance has been given to the former rebels (FRs) under the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP), according to an official of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). Navy Captain Ferdinand Buscato, executive director of Task Force Balik-Loob and representative of E-CLIP and Amnesty Clusters of NTF-ELCAC, said a total of 20,579 FRs have surrendered to the government from July 2016 to November 2021. Buscato said since the creation of NTF-ELCAC through Executive Order No. 80 in 2018, a total of 3,751 FRs have been given livelihood assistance worth PHP50,000 each (PHP187.2 million) while 6,171 rece