Task Force Balik-Loob Chairperson and Undersecretary for Defense Affairs, Usec. Angelito M. De Leon and Task Force Balik-Loob OIC, Lt. Col. Joseph Aldanese (INF) PA, present the Best People’s Organization Award to KADRE Palawan President, Jerwin Castigador.

COMMON VISION TOWARDS CONTINUED SUCCESS: Task Force Balik-Loob member agencies gathered in Camp Aguinaldo on Dec. 10, 2024 for an Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting to assess the 2024 implementation of Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program for former rebels and former violent extremists. Member agencies of the Task Force Balik-Loob (TFBL) reaffirmed their commitment towards uplifting the welfare and well-being of former rebels (FRs) and former violent extremists (FVEs) during a...

FORMER REBEL TO BELIEVER: During the Task Force Balik-Loob (TFBL) Inter-Agency Coordination Meeting on October 4, 2024, Alma Gabin, a former rebel, shared her journey from doubter of the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to a believer in its benefits.

‘PIONEER PROJECT’: Task Force Balik-Loob Chairperson and Department of National Defense Undersecretary Angelito M. De Leon presented mementos to former rebels who are now members of People’s Organizations (PO) during the PO Summit and Cooperative Capacity Training held in Davao City on August 29-30, 2024. Usec. de Leon considers the empowerment of POs as a “pioneer project” of the inter-agency body. (Photo by TFBL Strategic Communications)

LANDBANK'S DEDICATION TO FORMER REBEL FAMILIES THROUGH LOAN SUPPORT. LandBank Assistant Vice President Danilo D. Crobalde spoke about the significance of the Balik-Loob Lending Program, emphasizing LandBank’s dedication to supporting former rebels and their families through providing loans for their desired livelihood. (Photo by TFBL Strategic Communications)

A TESTAMENT TO DAVAO CITY'S PROGRESS SINCE ITS DECLARATION OF BEING INSURGENCY-FREE: 100 former rebels participated in the two-day People’s Organization Summit and Capacity Training organized by Task Force Balik-Loob led by Chairperson and Defense Undersecretary Angelito M. De Leon at Brgy. Mahayag, Bunawan District, Davao City from Aug. 29-30,2024.

TFBL Chairperson and Defense Undersecretary Angelito M. De Leon graced the opening ceremony of the People’s Organization Summit and Capacity Training for Former Rebels at the PCSD Palawan Sustainable Development Training Institute from July 30 - 31, 2024.

COLLABORATE, STRENGTHEN MONITORING AND EVALUATION MECHANISMS: TFBL Chairperson and Defense Undersecretary Angelito M. De Leon encouraged the government agencies to collaborate, and strengthen their monitoring and evaluation mechanisms in fulfilling Task Force Balik-Loob’s (TFBL) success mission to deliver its services to former rebels (FRs).

Lawyer turned social welfare exec Erickson C. Luz encourages former rebels to “trust the government, trust the system,” in a radio interview with AFP’s Katropa Radio. He now heads the Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Program - National Program Management Office (PDBBM-NPMO) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

SUMMIT FOR FORMER REBELS HIGHLIGHTS LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES: Fifty former rebels who formed the Sambayanan Cagayan Valley Agricultural Cooperative were given comprehensive training on cooperative management principles, marking a significant step towards their reintegration and sustainable livelihood development during the People's Organization Summit and Cooperative Capacity Training on June 13-14, 2024.

National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Director Arnulfo G. Bajarin appealed to current rebels to stop the recruitment of fellow Filipinos for armed groups and encouraged them instead to surrender and avail of benefits from the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) and amnesty being offered by the government.