THE CABINET Officer Regional Development and Security (CORDS)-Region 10 and other government agencies have committed to provide more government projects and services for residents of Cabanglasan town in Bukidnon as part of the government’s whole-of-nation counter-insurgency approach. The projects are part of the Convergence Areas for Peace and Development (CAPDev), an initiative by CORDS-Region 10 headed by Communications Secretary Martin M. Andanar, the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said in a statement forwarded to Palace reporters on Sunday. As a start, houses were turned over to 50 families in Barangay Iba last Friday by the Department of Social Welfare and Development. The National Housing Authority, for its part, announced its own housing project for 100 indigenous peoples in the municipality. “The Department of Agriculture has allotted P8 million for farm-to-market roads in Cabanglasan…. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority… awarded scholarships to rebel surrenderees as part of their reintegration process in the community,” the PCOO said. Other projects relating to water supply and health services were also reported by the Department of Interior Local Government, Philippine Army 403rd Infantry Division, and Philippine National Police. The Department of Labor and Employment, for its part, brought its Integrated Livelihood Program and Emergency Employment Programs “to assist the residents through skills training and entrepreneurship.” — Arjay L. Balinbin

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