TAGUM CITY – Thirty-four former rebels, who are the first batch of housing beneficiaries in the country’s first resettlement program intended for former rebels, are now beginning to enjoy the liberties and privileges of a civilian life – one that they long craved for, as they formally received the certificate of entitlement to their new homes in a turn-over ceremony held on Tuesday, July 16, here.
No less than President Rodrigo Duterte awarded the certificates to the former rebels who were processed and rehabilitated in Davao Oriental’s Happy Home through the government’s Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).
“I also enjoin the former rebels – kamo ba (you) – who are here with us today to maximize the opportunity to return into mainstream of society by being responsible, productive, peaceful and law-abiding citizens,” President Duterte told the former rebels at the ceremony.
