A total of 409 former combatants from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) have received financial aid under the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) cash-for-work (CFW) program last December 10.
The recipients of the cash grants were decommissioned combatants from Regions 10-Northern Mindanao and 12-SOCCSKSARGEN who have successfully engaged in CFW activities at the community gardens in their respective localities.
DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPC) Alan Tanjusay, with officials from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) and the Philippine Army (PA), led the Northern Mindanao payout cluster in Marawi City where a total of 227 former combatants from Lanao Del Sur areas received Php9,000 each.
In his keynote address, the ISPC undersecretary encouraged the recipients to use the cash grants responsibly and carry on with their contribution in peace-building initiatives of the government, particularly in conflict-vulnerable and affected (CVA) communities.
“Ang Php9,000 na tatanggapin ninyo ngayon ay galing po ito sa tax na binibigay ng mga Pilipinong hirap na nagtatrabaho at sa pamamagitan ng DSWD, OPAPRU at Philippine Army, makakatanggap kayo nito. Ang hiling lang namin ay gamitin ninyo ito ng sapat at maayos,” Undersecretary Tanjusay told the ex-combatants.
Meanwhile, ISPSC Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia and Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) Head Sohra Guialel led the DSWD Field Office (FO) 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN‘s payout to 182 ex-combatants.
Each beneficiary from Cotabato received Php10,881 in cash aid while beneficiaries from the Special Geographic Areas (SGA) in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) received Php9,072 each.
The difference in the amount was based on the standard daily wage rate of Php403 for the Cotabato Province while Php336 for the SGA in the BARMM areas.
MNLF Brigade officials also oversaw the cash distribution and expressed gratitude for the government’s generosity in addressing the insurgency problem through programs that benefit families of the former combatants.
Also joining the SOCCSKSARGEN event were DSWD FO-12 Regional Director Loreto Cabaya, Cotabato Governor Emmylou Talino Mendoza and BARMM officials.
The CFW payout activities for the ex-MNLF combatants is part of the Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Normalization Program of the DSWD. (LSJ)
Tagalog Version
409 ex-MNLF rebels, tumanggap ng tulong pinansyal sa cash-for-work ng DSWD
May kabuuang bilang na 409 former combatants mula sa Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) ang tumanggap ng tulong pinansyal sa ilalim ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) cash-for-work (CFW) program nitong nakaraang December 10.
Pawang mga decommissioned combatants mula sa Regions 10-Northern Mindanao at 12-SOCCSKSARGEN ang tumanggap ng cash grant. Sila ay nakilahok sa CFW activities o paggawa sa community gardens ng kani-kanilang lugar.
Ang pay-out ay pinangasiwaan nina DSWD Undersecretary for Inclusive Sustainable Peace and Special Concerns (ISPC) Alan Tanjusay, kasama ang mga opisyal mula sa Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU) at Philippine Army (PA), kung saan mayroong 227 former combatants mula sa Lanao Del Sur ang nakatanggap ng tig Php9,000 bawat isa.
“Ang Php9,000 na tatanggapin ninyo ngayon ay galing po ito sa tax na binibigay ng mga Pilipinong hirap na nagtatrabaho at sa pamamagitan ng DSWD, OPAPRU at Philippine Army, makakatanggap kayo nito. Ang hiling lang namin ay gamitin ninyo ito ng sapat at maayos,”sabi ni Undersecretary Tanjusay sa mga ex-combatants.
Samantala, pinangunahan naman nina ISPSC Assistant Secretary Arnel Garcia at Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa (PDBBM) Head Sohra Guialel ang payout ng DSWD Field Office (FO) 12 – SOCCSKSARGEN‘s para sa 182 ex-combatants.
Bawat isang benepisyaryo mula Cotabato ang tumanggap ng Php10,881 cash aid habang ang mga mga beneficiaries naman mula sa Special Geographic Areas (SGA) sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslin Mindanao (BARMM) ay tumanggap ng Php9,072 each.
Kabilang sa dumalo sa SOCCSKSARGEN event sina DSWD FO-12 Regional Director Loreto Cabaya, Cotabato Governor Emmylou Talino Mendoza at BARMM officials.
Ang CFW payout activities para sa mga ex-MNLF combatants ay bahagi ng Peace and Development Buong Bansa Mapayapa Normalization Program ng DSWD.# (MVC)
