BONTOC,
Mountain Province -- The Department of Interior and Local Government recently
turned over financial assistance to eight rebel returnees in the
province for their livelihood projects.
The
eight RRs received checks of P50,000 each. Three of these RRs were
from the municipality of Paracelis, two each from Sadanga and Bontoc and one
from Sagada. Two were women.
This assistance
was part of the government’s Comprehensive Local Integration Program (CLIP), a
program of the national government for rebels who surrender, including
those who gave up their arms since 2011.
The
CLIP provides financial assistance to rebel-returnees and their families to
help them return to normal lives and reintegrate themselves to society.
According
to Miguela Angwani of the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office
, each of the 8 RRs were first given immediate financial
assistance of P15,000 for their basic needs.
They
used part of the money to start livelihood projects such as
sari-sari store, buy and sell of farm supplies and chicken, piggery, and loom
weaving. -- Juliet B. Saley
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