A committee tasked with overseeing the reintegration of former rebels in Bohol, has convened to discuss its plans for the next quarter.
The Bohol Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (ECLIP) Committee met recently at a restaurant in Tagbilaran City, with representatives from various government agencies in attendance.
The meeting, presided over by Romeo Teruel, focal person for the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (PTF-ELCAC), discussed the implementation of the Retooled Community Support Program (RCSP).
Jerome Gonzales, provincial director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Bohol, outlined the committee’s plans for the RCSP, which will be implemented in conjunction with local government units.
The committee also discussed the evaluation of firearms surrendered by former rebels, as well as updates on the activities of the Joint AFP-PNP Intelligence Committee (JAPIC).
Representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and the Philippine Army’s 47th Infantry Battalion were also in attendance.
The Bohol ECLIP Committee is responsible for implementing the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program, a government initiative aimed at supporting former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) and other communist-affiliated groups as they reintegrate into mainstream society.