DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. The long-standing feud between clans of the Banwaon and Manobo tribes is finally resolved during a settlement in Barangay San Pedro, San Luis, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday (Nov. 19, 2019). It was facilitated by the local government unit, tribal leaders, and the military. (Photo courtesy of the Army's 26th Infantry Battalion)
The Philippine Army welcomed the settlement of a long-standing feud between two clans of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) in the town of San Luis in Agusan del Sur province.
In a statement on Thursday, Lt. Col. Romeo C. Jimenea, commander of the Army's 26th Infantry Battalion, commended the groups and individuals behind the settlement of the disputes of the warring clans from the Banwaon and Manobo tribes.
Jimenea said the conflict had already caused several deaths from both sides, affecting the area’s peace and order situation.
The dispute, he said, has also hindered the development interventions of the local government unit and government line agencies.
On November 19, local officials and top tribal leaders in San Luis facilitated a dialogue between the conflicting clans that resulted in the peaceful settlement of their dispute.
Datu Wilfredo Napungahan, municipal tribal chieftain of the Banwaon tribe in San Luis, led the settlement, which was witnessed by San Luis Vice Mayor Ronaldo Y. Corvera, tribal leaders, and Army officials led by Jimenea.
Representatives of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples also attended the settlement.
Jimenea said the reconciled clans have expressed full support for the implementation of Executive Order 70, which creates the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Insurgency (NTF-ELCAC).
He underscored the importance of the settlement, saying the New People's Army stood to benefit if the IPs in the area remain fractured.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1086770
In a statement on Thursday, Lt. Col. Romeo C. Jimenea, commander of the Army's 26th Infantry Battalion, commended the groups and individuals behind the settlement of the disputes of the warring clans from the Banwaon and Manobo tribes.
Jimenea said the conflict had already caused several deaths from both sides, affecting the area’s peace and order situation.
The dispute, he said, has also hindered the development interventions of the local government unit and government line agencies.
On November 19, local officials and top tribal leaders in San Luis facilitated a dialogue between the conflicting clans that resulted in the peaceful settlement of their dispute.
Datu Wilfredo Napungahan, municipal tribal chieftain of the Banwaon tribe in San Luis, led the settlement, which was witnessed by San Luis Vice Mayor Ronaldo Y. Corvera, tribal leaders, and Army officials led by Jimenea.
Representatives of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples also attended the settlement.
Jimenea said the reconciled clans have expressed full support for the implementation of Executive Order 70, which creates the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Insurgency (NTF-ELCAC).
He underscored the importance of the settlement, saying the New People's Army stood to benefit if the IPs in the area remain fractured.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1086770
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