Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive Tuesday, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to issue the necessary administrative circular to ensure that cops conduct themselves professionally in public, banning them from drinking in bars, nightclubs, and in public places. “Si Presidente na mismo ang...
The government is allocating PHP450 million to the government’s Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) to accommodate more communist rebels who will surrender and avail of the program next year. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año, in a press conference at the Linmarr Apartelle on Monday, said the E-CLIP is designed to discourage rebels from going back to...
The hope to start a new life with their families fueled the desire of 96 former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) to finally surrender to the government. And through the benefits under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) awarded to them here in a ceremony organized by the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines distributed benefits to the 125 former New People’s Army (NPA) rebels from Northern Luzon during its two-day peace summit in Camp Aquino, Tarlac earlier this week. The peace summit, which as conducted through the joint efforts of the Philippine Army’s 7th and 5th Infantry Division and other key government...
