BAGUIO CITY — The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has questioned a supposed plan by the Armed Forces of the Philippines to pit indigenous peoples (IPs) against each other in its campaign against the New People’s Army (NPA). The NCIP also urged soldiers from IP communities to protect tribal villages. “IP soldiers … must not forget that there are IP core values which must be sustained,” it said. The NCIP was formed to enforce IP rights, following the passage of Republic Act No. 8371, or the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 (Ipra).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 29, 2017 21:56 UTC