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Lanao del Sur’s MILF ex-combatants listen to lectures from the MILG aimed to empower them in their civilian life (All images via MILG)
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COTABATO CITY — The Mindanao peace process continues to focus on the welfare of ex-combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as they live as part of mainstream society.
Signed on March 27, 2014, the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) has many provisions, including the Normalization of MILF fighters through decommissioning that covers also their weapons.
So far, Phases I and II of the Normalization process have already been done, covering some 12,000 ex-combatants who were provided cash and livelihood assistance as well as receiving orientation on their transition from combatants to civilians.
One of the programs answering to their welfare and benefit is the Project TuGoN of the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) under Minister Naguib G. Sinarimbo. “TuGoN” (English, response) stands for Tulong ng Gobyernong Nagmamalaskit (Response of a Caring Government).
The MILG headed by Interior Minister Naguib G. Sinarimbo has been implementing Project TuGoN over the last two years or so.
On July 4 to 6, this year, the MILG visited the 103rd Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army (PA), in Camp Ranao, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, to continue Project TuGoN’s implementation.
Bags of food assistance for the former rebels belonging to the MILF.
An MILG team provided assistance to 25 MILF ex-fighters, the aid consisting of cash and food packs from Project TuGoN. The recipients were already profiled. At present Lanao del Sur has a total of 52 former rebels already given assistance by the MILG’s humanitarian arm.
