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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 ....
NEW DEVELOPMENT. An area in Barangay San Miguel, Las Navas, Northern Samar, where the national government will build a farm-to-market road. Northern Samar province recently launched 35 subprojects under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in six villages previously influenced by the New People's Army. (Photo courtesy of DILG-Region 8) TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar province has started 35 subprojects under the Support to Barangay Development Program (SBDP) in six villages previously influenced by the New People's Army (NPA). The provincial government reported on Monday that it has earmarked PHP120 million, or PHP20 million for each village beneficiary. The recipient communities are Hitapian, Osang and Nagoocan in Catubig town; San Miguel in Las Navas; Quezon in Catarman; and Calantiao in Bobon. These projects include construction and rehabilitation of potable water systems, construction of health stations, construction and concreting of farm-to-market roads, rura ....
FUNDING DEV'T PROGRAMS. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan in this undated photo. Ongchuan on Friday (Nov. 19, 2021) called for a continued anti-insurgency drive through the development programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.(Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial government) TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar's provincial government has urged the central government to sustain the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) amid calls to abolish the anti-insurgency body and cut its budget. Governor Edwin Ongchuan said on Friday the peace initiatives are badly needed in communities vulnerable to the influence of the New People's Army (NPA). "The objective of the program is noteworthy and equally deserves the allocation of our national resources. I am one with the rest of the country in investing for resiliency and sustainability by helping our communities cope against the many challenges to peace and d ....
ROAD TO PROGRESS. Officials visit the remote village of Hitapian in Catubig, Northern Samar for an outreach activity in this Jan. 14, 2021 photo. The village is one of six former rebel-infested areas in Eastern Visayas identified as a recipient of Barangay Development Program. (Photo courtesy of DILG-8) TACLOBAN CITY - The province of Northern Samar has kicked off the development projects in six communities previously infiltrated by the New People's Army (NPA). The government earmarked PHP120 million, or PHP20 million for each village, Northern Samar provincial information officer Jhon Allen Berbon said in a phone interview. The recipient communities are Hitapian, Osang and Nagoocan in Catubig town; San Miguel in Las Navas; Quezon in Catarman; and Calantiao in Bobon. The Barangay Development Program, a hallmark program of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC), brings progress to former conflict-prone communities. The NTF-ELCAC, created by virtue ....