The National Amnesty Commission (NAC) said it has received 7,758 amnesty applications as of Jan. 26, and urged eligible former rebels to file their applications ahead of the March deadline to ensure prompt processing.
In an interview on the news outlet Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon on Wednesday, NAC chairperson Leah Tanodra-Armamento said most of the applications came from former members of the Communist Party of the Philippines–New People’s Army–National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), totaling 6,235.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front filed 1,001 applications, 500 less that the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) applications, while the Rebolusyonaryong Partido ng Manggagawa ng Pilipinas–Revolutionary Proletarian Army–Alex Boncayao Brigade (RPMP-RPA-ABB) filed 92 applications.
She said presently, the deadline for applications for the CPP-NPA is March 13, and March 4 for former members of the RPMP-RPA-ABB, MILF, and MNLF.
