DANAO, Bohol - Former rebels who have gone back to the mainstream of society will soon have their own houses as the P6-million resettlement center for rebel returnees is set to be fully opened in barangay Remedios, Danao, a previously rebel-infested town in Bohol.
Dubbed the Kauban sa Reporma (KR) Kalayaan Resettlement Center, the 15-house center is nestled in a 50-hectare are of barangay Remedios and is the second site developed in Bohol to provide conducive venue to facilitate the government's social reintegration program under Administrative Order 172, series of 2007, said Provincial Social Welfare and Development Officer Constancia Tuñacao.
With the 15 former rebel families now owning their own houses and a patch of land to help them find a decent source of livelihood, 10 other families would be also living in the center.
The P6 million resettlement site is envisioned to be a model community and is funded by counter-parting scheme. President Arroyo, through her social fund, gave P3 million while the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process and the Provincial Government of Bohol each gave P1.5 million for the community.
