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Kapalong holds Peace Pact caravan with IPs



DAVAO DEL NORTE, Dec. 22 (PIA) -- The Municipal Government of Kapalong conducted the Two-Day Peace Pact Program in its sixth edition this year for the Ata-Manobo Tribe in Sitio Kapatagan in Barangay Gupitan on December 16-17, 2021. 


The program is aimed at uniting the government and the Ata-Manobo Tribe through mutual dialogues with various national government agencies to listen to their needs and aspirations.

Present in the event were the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) Provincial Director, Roger S. Lumbin, the Department of Education (DepEd) Division Superintendent Dr. Dee D. Silva, 60th Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Commander, LTC Ronaldo D. Sarmiento INF (GSC) PA, and the representative of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Davao Del Norte, PLT Francisco S Caslib.

Representatives from the government agencies became the resource speakers during the event. The discussions centered on the government services the various government agencies can offer to them.

Included in the discussions were programs for the individual rights of the IPs, understanding IPs and the overall perception of IPs, workshops on ancestral domain management organizations, and the roles of the IP mandatory representatives.

The Municipal Government of Kapalong distributed food packs and other material assistance to the participants after the program.

Peace Pact Program is an annual event initiated by the local government unit of Kapalong through the initiative of Timbol administration. (PIA XI Davao del Norte/jmda/Ezri M. Coda, Jr. with reports from MIO - Kapalong)

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