MAYOR: Butuan City Mayor Democrito Plaza II (extreme right) appreciates the willingness of the former rebels to join the government again and encourages them to report to authorities any known member/s of the communist terrorist so that the government could also help them in starting a new life peacefully. Mayor Plaza also assures that whoever from the members of the communist terrorists will surrender, he/she will also be given cash assistance for livelihood from the government's fund. This was held recently during the Awarding of Socio-Economic Assistance to Former Rebels of Butuan City at the City Mayor's Office (CMO), City Hall, Butuan City. Also in photo are Butuan City Councilor Salvador Calo, Presidential Adviser for Peace Process (OPAPP) Project Manager-1 Melchor Guanio, and LTC Cristobal Zaragoza, 30IB Commander, 4ID of the Philippine Army. (Jennifer P. Gaitano, PIA-Caraga) |
