etained overnight, andtookon worker, she was a “family focal _—_Asonereturnee poignantly putt the disingenuous peeudonymn Person*at CSSD0.TheCSsD0is “if didn ave, when would have Butehoy. Unknown to others, headed by Ma-LoisaT.Bermudo. peace inmylife which wa fl of ear Butchoy was also hooked on and conflict” Another FR asked, Arugs-to sustain herhothouse __Butchoy's st task was to interview “should walt tlt die? in my Years work and ifestyle, writing late into 50 former rebels (FRs) who had inside the movernent, the struggle the night and avoiding sleep for fear surrendered tothe ith and ath and fighting was endless, Av was of not waking Infantry attalions by 2012. Butchoy fighting felbm Filipinos.” Alogi drew upacomposite profil af her officer decided toleave the NPA when 1 1985, her father, a barangay wards 90% male, 6% laad, 56% | _his wife anc son sad they would jin ‘captain, was fatally shot by the ___single(andthe rest singe lvingin__himsotheycould be family. He New People's Army for his reported or marred/married-separated) 77% asked, "what wl be my chil’ future, Tinks with the military. ESchewing, farmers, and 54% who finshed grade five forever onthe run? revenge, Butchoyfollowed.anew school. A second batch of 46 whose trajectory and dropped the drug papers are currently being processed Maly FRe donot regret olning habit, She took on od obs to has nearly 0% male, 7% farmers, the movement because they support her mether andtwo sisters and 54 lamad arned seething” but there vending ood, washing dishes, was hunger, weariness, fea, And doing research and typing she also Why they Joined, why they left recognizing the possiblity of marred her best rind ambiguity, Sutchoy counseled them ‘Theanswers tothe question why to "bury evzrything but kep only Butchoy firmly believes that they joined the armed struggle the god about the past”, everything. including her father’s were, surprisingly, more personal eath, happens for areason. As than politcal: poverty, personal nthe cours ofherinterviews, ‘former druguser,sheisable to conflet,troubleat home/estranged Butch aed herel,“fwe relate to drug addicts; asaformer parents, revenge fora cousn’s cannot inda way to e-tegrate activist, she speaks the language of death, the desire to holds firearm, FRe into thecommunty, where erste rebel, promise of pay, avoiding arrest. canthey go" Who wil help them? Wiy they decided to leave may They mightretur othe armed Inthe next decade anda half, be summed up in the four Ks strigale ane/or underground Butchoy ranaday care center inher _kaguto amin, kako, ‘work” The Comprehensive Local hometown while rising er three kahado (hunger, loneliness, Integration Program (CLIP crafted by children Starting asa volunteer fatigue, fear. government expressly for FR, was the loglal response Not an Bt job ‘reintegration plan slomly took shape with tutchoy working closely With Cal. Ear Nigo ofthe eth IB and othe mmaners. The nal activity wasfollowed by training in basic business management based (ona “total family approach”. since ‘most FRs hate reached oly the grade schoo level their families are part ofthetrainig as support. The FRs ‘would be tuned over to communities Cy represented social workers and pastors, fends and fly members, {nba leaders and local officials,