P6.5-M assistance given to Ifugao ex- NPAs, supporters

ASIPULO, Ifugao -- The government through the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program provided  more than  P6  million  worth of assistance and benefits  to  former rebels and their supporters in the province.

     The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office reported a total of 134 regular New Peoples Army and Militia ng Bayan members mostly from the municipalities of Asipulo and Tinoc had surrendered to government authorities at the end of 2019.

    The government gave these surrenderees  a total of P6, 577,000.00-worth of  assistance consisting of immediate assistance, livelihood assistance and firearm remunerations.

    The 54th Infantry Battalion also reported that through their community support program in partnership with stakeholders, the Kilusang Larangang Guerilya (KLG) – Ifugao was dismantled in the fourth quarter of 2019.

    This group reportedly operated in the municipalities of Tinoc, Asipulo, southern part of Hungduan and Western part of Lamut including the towns of Ambaguio and Villaverde in Nueva Vizcaya.  -- JDP/MBL-PIA CAR, Ifugao