Yielding More and more members of the New People’s Army are returning to the fold of the law to avail themselves of the government’s reintegration program. FILE PHOTO
Former members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Mindanao region who decided to surrender and return to the fold of the law will receive 50 housing units from the National Housing Authority.
The houses were awarded to the lucky returnees after the personnel of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, who were the original beneficiaries of the project, decided to waive their rights in their favor.
The former rebels will be occupying Freedom Residences, a three-hectare developed area in Cuambogan, Tagum City.
NHA General Manager and Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council Secretary General Marcelino Escalada Jr. said a total of 31 former rebels will be the first occupants of the first 50 complete units.
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Escalada added each housing unit costs P450,000 with a floor area of 33 square meters with a lot and extra seven square meters for laundry area.
Once completed, Freedom Residences will have a total of 375 units, with provisions for a training facility to provide NPA surrenderers with necessary livelihood skills.
Army commanding general Lt. Gen. Macairog Alberto said it is important to prioritize the former NPA members in the government’s housing program, to attract more communist insurgents to surrender and live peacefully instead.
“Some two hectares will also be developed as a commercial area where owners can engage in small businesses,” Escalada added.
The 31 former NPA members are among the first 50 beneficiaries who have been fully evaluated by the government through the Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Evaluation Program.
