Anti-insurgency village program alleviates poverty: prosecutor

BARANGAY building program. affiliate Provincial Prosecutor Flosemer Chris I. Gonzales, spokesperson of the Western Visayas RTF –ELCAC, in an announcement on Wednesday (April 28, 2021) stated the barangay construction program (BDP) can address the root factors of insurgency. The software, he mentioned, is the government's approach of telling the individuals that they don't seem to be forgotten. (PNA file picture)

ILOILO city – The Barangay development application (BDP) of the country wide task drive to end native Communist Armed battle (NTF-ELCAC) addresses the root causes of the communist insurgency.

"The BDP is really the government going down to the grassroots stage, bridging the gaps between the 'haves and the have nots', making the americans consider that the executive is one with them, cares for them, and is doing something concrete to alleviate their poverty," said associate Provincial Prosecutor Flosemer Chris I. Gonzales, spokesperson of the Western Visayas RTF –ELCAC, in a press release on Wednesday.

He referred to the program is the govt's approach of telling americans in conflict-troubled areas that they don't seem to be forgotten.

Gonzales introduced that defunding the BDP would make the Communist celebration of the Philippines– New individuals's army (CPP-NPA) terrorists happy while depriving americans in the geographical region of tasks that would usher progress of their communities.

"These senators who call for the defunding of the BDP should bear in mind that the CPP-NPA is certain to benefit from their proposal," he said.

He spoke of that their selections are clear: to work for the defunding of the BDP and make the communist terrorist neighborhood (CTG) happy, or preserve the funding and make tens of millions of Filipinos in the countryside happy.

Of the PHP19-billion price range of the NTF-ELCAC, PHP16.5 billion is disbursed for the construction of 822 barangays in the nation which have been cleared of insurgency.

Gonzales talked about the RTF6 ELCAC is supportive of the BDP, native chief executives, and communities identified as recipients of the software.

In Western Visayas, seventy four villages were recognized as recipients of PHP20 million every to fund recognized projects based on their wants evaluation and blanketed in their barangay building plan. (PNA)