TESDA awards scholarship commitments to E-CLIP enrolled FRs
By Lee Escobal
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June
17 (PIA) -- A total of 75 former rebels (FRs) were awarded with TESDA
Scholarship Commitments on Friday, June 14, 2019, during the Task Force Balik-
Loob (TFBL) Enhanced-Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP) Awarding
of Assistance at the Villa Maria Luisa Hotel, this city.
The scholarship commitments
awarded were Skills Training and Livelihood Program on Heavy Equipment
Operation: Rigid On Highway Dump Truck NC II, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
NC II, Organic Agriculture Production NC II, Animal Production (Swine) NC II
and Driving NC II. The identified programs awarded were the result of the
recently conducted Profiling and Training-Needs-Analysis (TNA) during the Pre
E-CLIP Assistance Program participated by the Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) Surigao del Sur to the FRs on June 12- 13, 2019.
In his message, TFBL
Chairperson Usec. Reynaldo Mapagu of the Department of National Defense said
the province of Surigao del Sur has been aggressive in implementing the E-CLIP
and has embarked the commitment to obtain a just and lasting peace through this
multi-faceted development scheme, which is also the flagship government program
of President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Supervising
TESD Specialist Nancy de Guzman (left) of TESDA-Surigao del Sur awards the
Certificate of Scholarship Commitment to a former rebel during the E-CLIP
Awarding of Assistance held in Tandag City on June 14, 2019.
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Of the 75 FRs, 45 of them
surrendered at the 401st Brigade, 25 at the 402nd Brigade and five at the Police
Provincial Office in Surigao del Sur. A total of 53 of the 75 FRs were also
members of the indigenous people. (TESDA/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
