BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte – A total of 55 Tribal Leaders of Higaonon, Banwaon and Manobo from the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Misamis Oriental voice their stand to end Local Communist Armed Conflict on August 24, 2019 at Headquarters 23rd Infantry Battalion, Jamboree Site, Purok 6, Barangay Alubihid, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte.
The activity was conducted to define the roles of Tribal Leaders in relation to the implementation of Executive Order 70 – Institutionalizing the Whole-of-Nation Approach to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.
The Whole-of-Nation Approach requires the participation of not only the different agencies of the government but the different sectors of the community in addressing the very long existing insurgency caused by the CPP-NPA which hinders development particularly in the countryside.
The different tribal leaders expressed their desire to fight the CPP-NPA to finally end local communist armed conflict.
Present during the meeting were: Congresswoman Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba, Representative, 2nd District of Agusan del Norte; Mr. Ferdaussi Cerna, the Regional Director of NCIP in CARAGA and Datu Bawang Eddie Ampiyawan, Provincial IP Mandatory Representative of Agusan del Norte.
Meanwhile, Datu Bawang Eddie Ampiyawan extends his gratitude to the Local Government Unit of Agusan del Norte and to the 23IB for helping the IPs/lumads and for hearing their grievances against the CPP-NPAs who continuously sow terror in their communities. He also said “I encourage all Tribal Leaders to support the government to end insurgency. Let us be one in fighting the CPP-NPA for us to have peaceful community. We will not allow them to deceive and manipulate anymore our families and become victims again of their evil interest.” – Datu Bawang added.
Moreover, Congresswoman Angel Amante Matba expressed her appreciation for holding the activity in supporting the effort of the government in implementing E.O. 70 particularly in the province of Agusan del Norte. “I know that there are many IPs deceived and recruited by the NPAs. I can’t take it if lumads will fight against each other. Let us work hand-in-hand, converge our efforts to end insurgency.” – Cong. Amante-Matba added
Likewise, Director Cerna articulated that the best contribution our Tribal Leaders can extend to end insurgency in CARAGA is to inform our respective constituents that there is only one government. “We shall support only the duly constituted government. Let us not be deceived by the CPP-NPA because they destroy the lives of our people. They caused disintegration amongst the Indigenous Peoples.”
Further, Lieutenant Colonel Francisco L. Molina Jr, Commanding Officer of 23rd Infantry Battalion stressed his appreciation to the Tribal Leaders in their passion in helping the government in ending local communist armed conflict. “Insurgency is not only the concern of the AFP and PNP, but it is the concern of every Filipino. With your expressed desire, cooperation and support, for sure, we can have peace and development in our communities.” – said Lieutenant Colonel Molina.
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