CPLA men turn over 17 firearms

BANGUED, Abra, Philippines – Members of the Cordillera People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) turned over 17 firearms to a representative of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) here yesterday.

The firearms consisted of nine .45-caliber pistols, two machine guns, two shotguns, two .22-caliber pistols, and two backshot revolvers. They were received by Carmen Gomez of the OPAPP.

The government is set to release funds for livelihood and infrastructure projects in the places where the CPLA members who yielded their guns come from.