TACLOBAN CITY – Northern Samar Gov. Edwin Ongchuan announced the dismantling of the last two active guerilla fronts in the province.
“The CTG Front Committees 1 and 15 are now down to 36 remaining personalities and 64 firearms. This is a testament to the Nortehanons’ determination in achieving peace,” Ongchuan said as he reported the gains made by the province during the Joint Regional Task Force ELCAC-8 held here recently.
Ongchuan said the Darangpan Center, a halfway house for peacebuilders, saw a remarkable increase in enrollment. Compared to the previous year, he reported that the center had a 69.15 percent surge in enrollees, with 159 individuals joining in September 2023. Meanwhile, in support of the peace-building efforts, the provincial government handed over a fully complete model house in Kauswagan Village, Barangay Cablangan, Mondragon, Northern Samar.
A unit is a single-detached two-bedroom house. Thirty-four units will be constructed for former rebels residing in Kauswagan Village.