TACLOBAN CITY, July 27 -- The government distributed more than PHP5.35 million in financial assistance to 103 former members of the New People's Army (NPA), the Philippine Army reported on Monday.

The assistance was released under the Local Social Integration Program (LSIP) to beneficiaries from various towns in Samar, as well as Borongan City in Eastern Samar and Las Navas in Northern Samar.

The distribution on July 25, 2026, in Catbalogan City, Samar, was jointly facilitated by local government units, the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Division (8ID), the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The 8ID said the beneficiaries included 46 former regular NPA members and ...