Tag: Major Gen. Dinoh Dolina

Gov’t reintegration prompts more rebels to surrender: Army

BACOLOD CITY — The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division is expecting more members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) in Panay and Negros to surrender.

Maj. Gen. Dinoh Dolina, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, said this could happen as the government shows sincerity to help the former rebels by providing an initial reintegration assistance under the Enhanced Comprehensive Local Integration Program (E-CLIP).

“These E-CLIP beneficiaries are living proofs of the government’s sincerity in helping those who courageously abandoned the senseless and bloody armed struggle,” Dolina said in a statement on Wednesday.

He added the growing number of former rebels receiving assistance will encourage other NPA members to return to the fold of the law.

On Monday, 11 former rebels in Negros Occidental under the custody of the 62nd Infantry Battalion and the 3rd Civil-Military Operations Battalion received reintegration assistance worth PHP21,000 each from the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

In Cuartero, Capiz, a former rebel who voluntarily surrendered to the authorities on January 29 received a financial assistance of PHP10,000 from the municipal government.

The reintegration assistance is a component benefit of the E-CLIP for former rebels.

The receiving unit — military, police, or local government unit — from where a rebel surrendered receives PHP21,000 in reintegration assistance as a support to defray the subsistence or meals costs of the former rebel while in custody as well as for incidental expenses such as securing birth certificate, identification card, and mobility expenses.

Once enrolled in the E-CLIP, a former rebel will also receive immediate assistance of PHP15,000; livelihood assistance, PHP50,000; firearms remuneration, PHP12,000 to PHP500,000; half-way house assistance; PhilHealth enrollment and medical assistance; education assistance; housing assistance; legal assistance; and healing and reconciliation initiatives.

The United States and the European Union have already declared the CPP-NPA as a terrorist group. (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1062569

Army’s 3rd ID intensifies alert vs. terror attack

BACOLOD CITY — The 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army, which covers the 10 provinces in Western and Central Visayas, has doubled its efforts to thwart any terror attempt in the wake of the Jolo twin bombings.

Major Gen. Dinoh Dolina, commanding officer of the 3rd ID, said in a statement on Tuesday their unit is one with the Filipinos in condemning the “inhumane and barbaric” act that claimed the lives of civilians and soldiers.

“(We) will double (our) efforts to suppress any terror attempt that would jeopardize the peace and security situation in the region,” Dolina added.

The 3rd ID covers the provinces of Iloilo, Antique, Capiz, Aklan, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental in Western Visayas and Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Cebu, and Bohol in Central Visayas.

He said that upon the directive of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Central Command (CentCom) commander, Lt. Gen. Noel Clement, the Army, Navy and Air Force are closely monitoring maritime waters of the Visayas and all points of entry and exit in the region.

Clement said in an earlier statement that the AFP in the Visayas “will continue its efforts to quell any attempt that would affect the normal situation in the whole region.”

Moreover, Dolina encouraged Muslim communities to cooperate and work together with government security forces for their safety against those who promote violent radicalism.

“I would like to reiterate the call of the CentCom commander to the people of Visayas to be vigilant and to continue cooperating with your Army to prevent any terrorist group from casting terror attacks in the region,” he said.

Col. Noel Detoyato, AFP public affairs office chief, said Tuesday the bombing in Jolo, Sulu, which claimed the lives of 21 people and wounded 97 others, is an isolated incident.

He also said the military will take “extra precautionary measures” to secure the second Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite on February 6 following the bombing incident. (PNA)

Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1060421