Pagpapatupad ng amnesty program para sa nalalabing miyembro ng CPP-NPA, pinamamadali na ni PBBM;
Tulong para sa pagbabagong buhay ng mga dating rebelde, pinatututukan din
Tulong para sa pagbabagong buhay ng mga dating rebelde, pinatututukan din
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00:00 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now working on the implementation of the amnesty program for former rebels.
00:07 And in front of him, the President is also holding a meeting to discuss their new life.
00:14 Kenneth Paciente is in the center of the news.
00:17 After the 5th Executive Committee of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict or NTF-LCAC
00:26 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is also present. The President has issued a directive
00:30 where he is making the implementation of the amnesty program for the remaining members of the CPP-NPA as soon as possible.
00:37 The President approved the amnesty program with the intention of encouraging the left-wing groups
00:42 to return to the power of the government and to help the country's peace.
00:47 According to the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity or OPAPRU,
00:52 they are now focusing on the implementation of the Local Amnesty Board that will be implemented in the program.
00:57 As of this moment, our National Amnesty Commission has organized the Local Amnesty Board.
01:04 This is more or less 17 Local Amnesty Boards in different regions.
01:10 This will process and assess whether the amnesty applied will be eligible or not.
01:21 As of the NTF-LCAC, it is estimated that 1,500 people can apply for amnesty
01:27 and it is expected that the process will be extended to more than an hour.
01:32 The implementing rules and regulations of the program are also being implemented
01:37 and it is expected that the amnesty will be given this year.
01:40 For this first semester, it is more on admin, administration and the formation of the Local Amnesty Board.
01:49 Most of the commissioners go to different areas in order to conduct the information and education campaign.
02:00 For now, the first semester is more on admin.
02:05 Hopefully, by the third quarter and fourth quarter, the submission of the amnesty application will be there.
02:15 Aside from the amnesty to the former combatants,
02:19 President Marcos Jr. also promised the NTF-LCAC to properly revive the former rebels
02:24 when they returned to the community.
02:27 That is why, as the President's directive, the strengthening of the Barangay Development Program
02:32 is to develop the communities that are affected by the riots.
02:36 In fact, since the implementation of the program,
02:39 the government has already allocated P30.4 billion for the more than 4,000 barangays
02:45 that are considered cleared by the NPA.
02:48 However, under the 2024 General Appropriations Act,
02:53 only a total of P2.6 billion or P2.5 million per barangay was appropriated.
03:00 The President said that the P2.5 million per barangay is small.
03:06 He said, "We have to do more. We have to do better than that.
03:10 And we will try to reach P10 million per barangay."
03:14 The President has directed the Cabinet to increase the financial support
03:19 to the 846 BDT barangays for 2024.
03:23 The President also ordered the DBM to allow more than 800 barangays
03:28 to have access to financial assistance to LGU
03:32 so that they can fund their farm-to-market roads and water system and sanitation.
03:38 The President also urged the Cabinet to study the 2024-2028 NTF-LCAC roadmap
03:45 that is based on the origins of the communist armed conflict
03:48 and that will surely help the former rebels in the nation-building.
03:52 He directed the OPAPRO and the DND to submit their comments
03:56 to the 626 to institutionalize the NTF-LCAC's transformation program
04:02 for combatants, their families, and barangays.
04:06 Under the proposed roadmap, the NTF-LCAC has crafted a roadmap
04:10 to ensure a path to unity, peace, and development
04:14 during the term of the Marcos administration.
04:17 According to ANYO, the country is only based on the 1,576 NPA
04:23 that is based on the 1,406 weapons held by these people.
04:27 Kenneth Paciente for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.