From the Philippine Information Agency (Feb 21, 2020): NPA’s clout over IP slowly diminishing says NCIP (By Jan Albert K. Araña)
This was the statement of Atty. Dexter Precioso, legal officer of the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP)-10 during the recent episode of “Talakayan sa PIA: ELCAC Series.”
With the implementation of Executive Order No. 70 or (ELCAC), the indigenous people community is now being armed with the knowledge that the government is doing its best to serve its people and the far-flung communities.
Being part of the ELCAC, Precioso said the NCIP is now implementing strategies of how they can present everything that the government is doing for the IP community and to make sure that the IPs are well informed of the government projects and programs.
The NCIP led by Chairperson Allen Capuyan together with various government agencies has already conducted 14-day visits to ancestral domains. The activity aimed to answer inquiries and issues that are being experienced by the IP community.
“Before this whole-of-nation approach, the government is not as aggressive in informing [the IPs of] its accomplishments, programs and projects. They [IPs] do not know especially those in the far-flung areas that the government is implementing certain programs such as free legal services from the Public Attorney’s Office,” he said.
The NCIP is now also strengthening the IP governance since within the ancestral domain, there is an indigenous political structure, which is considered as the highest governance of the place. This aims to equip the IPs with the needed knowledge and information to govern their domains.
“We now make sure that the efforts of the government are visible to the people. The government exists and the government cares for the people,” Precioso said. (JAKAraña/PIA10)
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