Manila, May 17 -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) on Sunday said the government's Transformation Program is progressing smoothly and gaining momentum following the recent turnover of PHP11.7 million in socio-economic assistance to former rebel (FR)-led people's organizations (POs) in Region 12.

"The OPAPRU was able to deliver its socio-economic commitments under our Transformation Program framework in key provinces in Mindanao, specifically in Region 12, as several former rebel people's organizations received seed capital as livelihood assistance," OPAPRU Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento said in a statement.

This was done as the OPAPRU, and the Department of Social Welfare and Development ...