By Teng Lauban Datu
Cotabato City Bureau Chief
Cotabato City — The resumption of the Phase II Decommissioning of Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces (MILF-BIAF) combatants and weapons resumed this week at the Old Provincial Capitol, Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao.
A total of 106 MILF-BIAF combatants from Lanao del Sur underwent the decommissioning process led by the Independent Decommissioning Body (IDB).
The IDB was created by the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to oversee the decommissioning process of the MILF combatants and weapons.
Each of the former combatants received P100,000 cash and a socio-economic assistance package. Their families will also get an estimated worth of P500,000 up to P1million of health care assistance, scholarships for their children, housing, and livelihood projects from the government.
Barmm Executive Secretary Abdulraof Macacua thanked the Bangsamoro Government’s partners from the national government for being consistent in ensuring that the peace process is right on track.
This week’s decommissioning is part of the 30 percent of the 40,000 MILF-BIAF members to be decommissioned until March 2020. (with reports from barmm bpi)
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