ILOILO CITY (PIA) -- Members of the Joint Regional Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (JRTF-ELCAC) convened on May 11 for its pre-workshop on "Transformation Program" (TP) in support of the implementation of the Local Peace Engagement (LPE) Cluster advocacy.

This initiative intends to further the aid extended among the Former Rebels (FRs), their families and the community.

According to the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity (OPAPRU), the TP framework is geared towards a “holistic and convergent” implementation of the program’s components to promote the sustainment of the FRs and develop resilience among communities to end insurgency.

For the firearm remuneration benefits alone, the DILG 6 has reported that a total of P642,000.00 was already released from 2019 up to date, citing that all were already handed in to 15 beneficiaries.

Overall, the sum of packages administered by the DILG 6 since 2016 up to date has reached P23,932,200.00.

As to expand services and benefits given to FRs, the members of the JRTF-ELCAC held the pre-workshop as a prelude to the proper planning of TP design in the province of Negros Occidental as the chosen pilot site, tentatively set to be done in June this year. (AAL/AGP/PIA 6)