BONGABONG, May 29 -- The municipal government here is now laying down its plans to guarantee that the "Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa" program or BP2 will be effective and give returning locals a good livelihood.
Mayor Elgin Malaluan said he is fully supporting the program, which could help end the insurgency problem by encouraging rebels to return to the community.
"Personally, I want this Balik Probinsya Program to be the avenue for rebels to surrender and be a part of the community again," he said in an interview on Friday.
According to him, there are some local governments that lack livelihood projects for surrenderers, the reason some of the rebels go back to the mountains. "To address that issue, our local government is preparing ...