MISAMIS ORIENTAL, Aug. 21 - In line with its commitment to strengthen the Indigenous People's communities within its area of responsibility, the 402nd Infantry (Stingers) Brigade represented by Col. Cerilo C. Balaoro Jr., Deputy Brigade Commander, participated in the Inter-Agency Visitations to Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) spearheaded by National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Chairman Secretary Allen A Capuyan.
The IPs visited belonged to the Higaonon Tribe from Gingoog City, Magsaysay, Medina, Talisayan, Balingoan, Binuangan, Salay and Lagonglong held on August 19, 2020 at Brgy Bobuntugan, Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.
The inter-agency visit to IP communities was initiated by the National Task Force in Ending Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spearheaded by Secretary Allen A Capuyan, the Executive Director and at the same time the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Chairman facilitated by Director Jeanne Ann M Zoilo, the Regional Director of NCIP Region 10, NCIP MisOr, the 402nd Infantry Brigade and 58th Infantry Battalion in close partnership with the provincial government of Misamis Oriental.
The visit aimed to gain first-hand knowledge on how the ICCs/IPs are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic, food security programs and progress in their ancestral domain management and the violence and human rights violations being perpetrated against the ICCs/IPs by the CPP-NPA Terrorists (CNTs).
Other agencies present during the event were Col. Michelle Anayron, assistant division commander for RRA of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division; Engr. Marisha Naivet, provincial director of DILG MisOr; Plormelinda Olet, deputy regional director of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), and representatives from Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and Department of Health (DOH).
Meanwhile, Secretary Capuyan met with the tribal leaders to hear and address the pressing issues that were presented during the dialogue as a way to protect and promote the interest of the ICCs/IPs according to the principles of the four bundles of rights enshrined in the IPRA law. (402ndBgde)
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