Philippines: NCIP - Indigenous Peoples Must Be Tapped As Forest Guards

Philippines: NCIP - Indigenous Peoples Must Be Tapped As Forest Guards   Oliver T. Baccay, 2012   The Indigenous Peoples (IPs) who are living in the forest must be top priority of the environment department to be hired to serve as forest guards, National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) region 2 Technical Division chief Victor Calingayan said recently.   He emphasized that the very people who know the situation in the forest are the indigenous peoples, especially the Agtas...

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