MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (Opapru) on Sunday said the government’s Transformation Program is progressing smoothly and gaining momentum following the recent turnover of P11.7 million in socio-economic assistance to former rebel (FR)-led people’s organizations (POs) in Region 12.
“The Opapru was able to deliver its socio-economic commitments under our Transformation Program framework in key provinces in Mindanao, specifically in Region 12, as several former rebel people’s organizations received seed capital as livelihood assistance,” Opapru Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento said in a statement.
This was done as the Opapru, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office XII, together with provincial government units in Region 12, awarded checks and certificates of accreditation to qualified Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana) Livelihood Program Associations (PLPAs) to support their enterprise development initiatives in the second week of May.
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The P11.7 million in socio-economic aid was given to 37 former rebel organizations organized by former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) across the provinces of South Cotabato, Sarangani, Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat, in a bid to strengthen the implementation of the Opapru’s Transformation Program in non-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Barmm) areas.
