AGRI-TRAINING FOR EX-REBELS. At least 15 former NPA rebels join the 10-day Land Preparation for Agricultural Crops Production and Entrepreneurship Training in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur, which started on Aug. 9, 2022. The training aims to prepare the former rebels to reintegrate into their communities. (Photo courtesy of 26IB)
BUTUAN CITY – To prepare them for community reintegration, 15 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels are undergoing a 10-day crop production and entrepreneurship training in Talacogon, Agusan del Sur.
The training, dubbed Land Preparation for Agricultural Crops Production and Entrepreneurship Training, started on August 9 and organized by the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion (IB), in partnership with the local government, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in the Caraga Region.
“The training aims to empower the former rebels to be more economically resilient by enhancing and developing their skills and capability toward sustainable livelihood,” the 26IB said in a statement Thursday.
Lt. Col. Sandy Majarocom, the 26IB commander, said the support of the local Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict has sustained the needs of the former rebels as they prepare to return to their families.
“This training will help our former rebels rebuild their lives and become responsible and productive citizens,” Majarocom said. (PNA)
