Provincial News According to Captain Edwin Leo Francisco, 75IB Civil-Military Operations (CMO) officer, the livelihood program is under the Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4Ks) implemented by the DA. This program is funded by the DA’s Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) as part of the government’s effort of empowering the IPs to alleviate their lives from poverty.
throughout the 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division,” said Captain Francisco. This project will certainly elevate the lives of the CAAs who only received subsistence allowance which is not enough to sustain the needs of their respective families, Captain Francisco added.
Meanwhile, 75IB Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Warren Munda expressed The 4Ks project implementation his gratitude to the DA-Caraga for the is one of the directives of President opportunity that could benefit the 554 Duterte’s administration through the CAA members under his command. provision of assistance in the form of agriculture and fisheries-related “This project will have a great livelihood opportunities intended for impact on the welfare and progress IPs, it was learned. of our CAAs under the 75IB. This simply shows that the government is indeed “This is another milestone for the pushing forward their services to make 75th IB since the CAAs of the unit will it closer to our CAAs,” Lt. Col. Munda be first to avail of the 4Ks program said. (PIA-Surigao del Sur)
SurSur IP reveals CNTs’ plan to harass military, civilians
By Lt. Krisjuper Andreo Punsalan
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur - A concerned Indigenous People (IP) member in Diatagon, Lianga, revealed on January 21, the plans of the Communist New People’s Army (NPA) terrorists (CNTs) to harass the Community Support Teams of the 9th Special Forces “Hounds” Company and the IP community in Sitio Simuwao (Kilometer 9), Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Alias Uway (who requested anonymity for security reasons) said that before the lifting of ceasefire from January 3 to 6, the leaders, and
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members of the Weakened Guerilla Front 19 (WGF19) and Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa mga Sumusunod (MAPASU), a militant and an alleged
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