Galvez: Gov’t to probe ‘corruption’ in MILF cash grant
Published February 21, 2024 9:44am The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) is set to investigate the reported anomalies in the distribution of P100,000 cash grant for rebel returnees. “This government shall not tolerate any act of corruption or irregular transactions, moreso those that undermine the well-being of our MILF […]
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The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) is set to investigate the reported anomalies in the distribution of P100,000 cash grant for rebel returnees.
“This government shall not tolerate any act of corruption or irregular transactions, moreso those that undermine the well-being of our MILF brothers and sisters,” Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a statement.
In a Senate hearing, Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation chairperson Senator Jinggoy Estrada said he received reports that 50% of the P100,000 aid for rebel returnees from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were allegedly given to commanders.
Estrada said he got this information from former MILF rebels.
Galvez said such “isolated incident will be thoroughly investigated, and will be brought to the attention of the” MILF leadership.
MILF Peace Implementing Panel Secretariat Engineer Mahajirin Ali said during the Senate hearing they are still validating the report, adding that their group does not tolerate such illegal practice. —Joviland Rita/KBK, GMA Integrated News
