EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH THROUGH COOPERATIVES. Cooperative Development Authority Deputy Administrator Ray Elevazo emphasizes the significance of cooperatives in addressing social issues like poverty and inequity.

FRESH START TOWARDS PEACE: Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo M. Año is elated by the progress made by the former rebels who already availed of support provided by various government agencies. He said that his department was committed to assisting those who returned to the fold of the law to live prosperously and peacefully as members of mainstream society.

LET THE YOUTH KNOW THE TRUTH. Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana emphasizes that the best way to counter the communist terrorist propaganda is to tell the truth.

Mahigit 930 na miyembro ng kilusang grupong New People’s Army (NPA) na nagbalik-loob sa gobyerno ang natulungan na ng Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng libreng serbisyong legal sa ilalim ng Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program o E-CLIP mula noong Hulyo 2018 hanggang Marso 2022, ayon sa datos ng Task Force Balik-Loob.

On the anniversary of the New People's Army on the 29th of March, Task Force Balik-Loob (TFBL) Chairperson and Defense Undersecretary Reynaldo B. Mapagu reiterated the call of the government to the members of the New People's Army (NPA) to return into the fold of the law and reintegrate into mainstream society.

National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Secretary Allen Capuyan expressed his gladness that the former rebels (FRs) who belong to the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) communities are now being provided with the resources that they require for a decent living. Secretary Capuyan credits this to the projects under Task Force Balik-Loob’s (TFBL) Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP), which the FR-IPs have availed after they have returned to society.

Task Force Balik-Loob Chair and Department of National Defense Undersecretary Reynaldo B. Mapagu enjoined local chief executives and implementing agencies of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to converge and remove barriers in the reintegration of former violent extremists (FVEs) to mainstream society.

FARMING TECHNIQUES. Junie Ellevera Awa (sitting, center) a vegetable farm owner in Barangay Malapong, Buenavista in Agusan Del Norte, shares his knowledge and expertise on vegetable farming to the 20 former rebels during the two-day exposure and educational tour on Wednesday (June 17, 2020). The activity is spearheaded by the Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion. (Photo courtesy of 23IB, Philippine News Agency)

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Deputy Director General Gabriel Luis R. Quisumbing assures the active members of rebel groups that government programs and projects are available for everybody as soon as they return to the fold of the law. (Photo Courtesy of TESDA Partnerships & Linkages Facebook Page)

CREDIT SUPPORT FOR FORMER REBELS – Landbank’s Assistant Vice President Edgardo S. Luzano shared that delivering credit support service to former rebels was a challenge. Despite this, Landbank’s Account Officers readily faced access and security concerns to provide assistance under the BALIK-LOOB Lending Program. In photo, a Landbank’s Account Officer assists a former rebel’s loan credit application in Porac, Pampanga.

PARTICIPATE IN NATION-BUILDING. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Alternative Learning System (ALS) G.H.S. Ambat encourages the active members of rebel groups to participate in nation and community-building and contribute in the pursuit of peace in the country.