TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol – The provincial government of Bohol has formally allocated some 50 hectares of land to be used as a resettlement site for former rebels who want to have their own lands and get back to the mainstream of society.

The 50-hectare resettlement site for former rebels, now called Kauban sa Reporma (KR), will be opened on December 10 as the world observes the International Human Rights Day.

On the same day, the United Nations pushed for the adoption of the Universal Declaration on the Human Rights after the vicious attack on Pearl Harbor was retaliated with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where the war caused the death of multitude of innocent civilians.

With the Philippines as one leading signatory to the declaration, it also vows to advance the cause of rights protection, premier of which is taking alternatives to rebels who decide to go the way to peace.

Then popularly called Kanhi Rebelde, Bohol’s KRs now name their new haven Kalayaan Resettlement which would be their new home after finally giving up the fight against the government.

With the office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and the office of President Arroyo, the provincial government of Bohol has allocated farm lots and residential areas to finally afford KRs a decent living while partnering with government in development.