PBBM, pinamamadali ang amnesty program para sa mga natitira pang miyembro ng CPP-NPA
PBBM, pinamamadali ang amnesty program para sa mga natitira pang miyembro ng CPP-NPA
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00:00 The administration's talk with the remaining members of the CPP-NPA continues.
00:04 The complete details of the story of Kenneth Paciente.
00:08 After the 5th Executive Committee of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-LCAC
00:17 with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.,
00:20 the President issued a directive where he is urging the implementation of the amnesty program for the remaining members of the CPP-NPA.
00:28 The President approved the amnesty program
00:31 with the intention of encouraging the left-wing groups to return to the power of the government and to help the country's peace.
00:38 According to the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity or OPAPRO,
00:43 they are now focusing on the creation of the Local Amnesty Board that will be the focus of the program.
00:48 As of this moment, our National Amnesty Commission, we are now organizing the so-called Local Amnesty Board.
00:56 This is more or less 17 Local Amnesty Board in different regions.
01:02 This is the one that will process and assess whether the amnesty applied will be eligible or not.
01:13 According to the NTF-LCAC, it is estimated that 1,500 people can apply for amnesty
01:19 and it is expected that the process will increase to more than one thousand.
01:24 The implementing rules and regulations of the program are also being considered
01:29 and it is expected that amnesty will be given this year.
01:32 For this first semester, we are more on admin, the administration and the creation of the Local Amnesty Board.
01:41 And usually, the commissioners go to different areas in order to conduct the information and education campaign.
01:52 So for now, what we saw in the first semester is more on admin.
01:57 And then hopefully, by the third quarter and fourth quarter,
02:01 the so-called submission of the amnesty application will be there.
02:06 Aside from giving amnesty to former combatants,
02:10 President Marcos Jr. also emphasized to the NTF-LCAC that the former rebels are living a good life
02:16 and it is time for them to return to the community.
02:18 That is why, despite the President's directive to strengthen the Barangay Development Program,
02:23 which aims to develop the communities affected by the riots,
02:27 in fact, since the implementation of the program,
02:30 the government has already allocated P30.4 billion for the more than 4,000 barangays
02:36 that are considered cleared by the NPA's influence.
02:40 However, under the 2024 General Appropriations Act,
02:45 only a total of P2.6 billion or P2.5 million per barangay was appropriated.
02:52 The President said that the P2.5 million per barangay is small.
02:57 He said, "We have to do more. We have to do better than that.
03:02 And we will try to reach P10 million per barangay."
03:05 The President has directed the Cabinet to increase the financial support to the 846 BDP barangays for 2024.
03:15 The President also ordered the DBM to allow more than 800 barangays to have access to financial assistance to LGU
03:23 so that they can fund their farm-to-market roads and water system and sanitation.
03:29 The President also urged the Cabinet to study the 2024-2028 NTF-ELCAC roadmap
03:36 that is based on the origins of the communist armed conflict
03:39 and that will surely help the former rebels in the nation-building.
03:43 He directed the OPAPRO and the DND to submit their comments
03:47 which seeks to institutionalize the NTF-ELCAC's transformation program for combatants, their families, and barangays.
03:57 Under the proposed roadmap, the NTF-ELCAC has crafted a roadmap to ensure a path to unity, peace, and development during the term of the Marcos administration.
04:08 According to ANYO, only 1,576 NPAs are registered in the country.
04:14 1,406 NPAs are registered in the country.
04:19 Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.