The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in coordination with the Philippine National Police (PNP) is initiating an Indigenous Peoples’ centric (IP centric) approach to strengthen their mission to protect the people especially the indigenous peoples of the region against lawless elements.
"We are strengthening our mission to protect the people through an IP centric approach focused on attending to the needs of our IP brothers and sisters. In fact, IP soldiers are deployed in specific areas to educate lumad communities,” said BGen. Paul Atal, assistant commander of the 4th Infantry Division, Philippine Army.
According to 4th ID spokesman Capt. Joe Patrick Martinez, they were able to deploy some 125 Lumads or indigenous peoples (IPs) in their respective tribal communities in
The 125 Lumads were made regular members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with a rank of private to sergeants.
Meanwhile, PO3 Julius Avila of PNP Caraga said that in each station in Butuan there is a Lumad Caraganon Welfare Desk that would directly cater the needs of the IPs. He added that the PNP is working hand in hand in different areas to sustain peace and promote development.
Moreover, BGen Paul Atal emphasized that the presence of the AFP, PNP and other government agencies in ancestral domains are not to cause trouble or even kill any lumad but instead to perform their mandate to serve and protect the people and to develop and secure peace in the community.
“As to the killing incidents, with the leadership of Gen. Hernando Iriberri, chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, we are in close coordination with the PNP in the apprehension of the perpetrators. It's better not to resort to violence in order to secure the people and win peace and development,” Atal added.
http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/3021445577656/afp-pnp-employ-ipcentric-approach-to-caraga-lumads
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