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(Photo grabbed from SDNPPO FB page) BUTUAN CITY - A former New People's Army (NPA) rebel has received full financial assistance amounting to PHP144,000 from the government's Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP). In a statement Wednesday, the Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Office (SDNPPO), said alias Jay-R surrendered to authorities last May 23, 2021 in Barangay Pautao, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte. Surigao del Norte Governor Francisco Matugas handed over to Jay-R the financial assistance on Tuesday. "Jay-R served as the Vice Commanding Officer of the Dragon Squad of Sentro De Grabidad 16 of the North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee of the NPA," the SDNPPO said. During his surrender, the former rebel handed over to the government an AK-47 rifle with eight magazines and a Stoeger shotgun, a property of the Philippine National Police that was taken by the rebels during the attack at the town police station in Alegria, Surigao del Norte on July ....