TARLAC CITY (PIA) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) awarded financial assistance to 10 former rebels in the province of Tarlac.
A total of P300,000 was given to the returnees under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).
Governor Susan Yap assured the recipients that the government is working hand-in-hand to extend its services not only in the urbanized areas but more importantly in far-flung communities.
”We hope now that you are back, we work together to implement our programs because we have many programs for Indigenous Peoples Communities in our province and may you continue trusting the government,” Yap said.
Christopher Garcia, one of the beneficiaries from Tarlac City, thanked the government for the assistance they received.
”This is a big help to us and to every family member of those who returned to the folds of the government to start our life anew in the mainstream society,” Garcia said.
Meanwhile, DILG also awarded P210,000 to the Army 3rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion as a partner-receiving unit that facilitated the surrender of the former rebels.
E-CLIP is a program administered by DILG and the Department of National Defense which aims to provide a complete package of assistance to returnees to become productive members of society.
It also seeks to address social healing and national unity toward the higher objective of having just and lasting peace.
