Paaralan para sa indigenous people sa Sitio Tapayanon sa Kapalong, Davao Del Norte, itinayo
Paaralan para sa indigenous people sa Sitio Tapayanon sa Kapalong, Davao Del Norte, itinayo
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00:00News in the region, a school for the indigenous people in Kapalong Davao del Norte
00:06was built to provide quality education to the Atamanobo children.
00:11Details in the report of J. Lagang of PTV Davao.
00:18The Atamanobo tribe's home is Sitio Tapayanon in Barangay Gupitana
00:23in the municipality of Kapalong Davao del Norte,
00:26one of the so-called geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in Mindanao.
00:32The place was once under the influence of communist groups.
00:36Six years ago, they were definitely under the influence of the CPP-NPA-NDF.
00:41Actually, what we call Tapayanon before, it's like an area command.
00:46Because the Mindanao Committee of the CPP-NPA-NDF has four regional committees.
00:53Three of them meet in Tapayanon.
00:57In February 2019, the area was discovered by the 60th Infantry Mediator Battalion
01:02of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army
01:05as a reason to feel the presence of the government here.
01:09Therefore, the place that was previously only visited by soldiers' choppers
01:13is now gradually being used as a road.
01:16The Department of Education of the school building was also built here
01:21in the hope of providing quality education to children and adults
01:25that can help in maintaining the insurgency-free status of Tapayanon.
01:31It is now free from the influence of communist and rebelling groups
01:35but this place is still trapped in poverty
01:39which they want to solve with the help of various government agencies and other sectors.
01:46In the past, they were the beneficiaries of the so-called 4-Piece IPs
01:50but it's not enough, sir.
01:52First of all, they are tired of eating instead of replacing their roles.
01:57With the help of a volunteer organization,
02:00one of the needs of students in Tapayanon Elementary School was met.
02:05MAD provided school supplies for the 140 children here in Tapayanon.
02:12It's been a long time since I applied for MAD
02:16and it's one of the benefits for my tribe.
02:20The local government unit of Kapalong and other government agencies
02:24also continue to support the needs of the place.
02:28It's only temporary in nature.
02:30It's good for our children to be educated
02:34because it's for our children who are IPs to be educated.
02:39These 4-Piece IPs are prone to abuse.
02:42Specifically, in Atamanobo.
02:45What we are monitoring right now is
02:48there are no successful applications coming from schools
02:53formally identified with CTGs.
02:56The Eastern Mindanao Command also assured that
02:58they are continuing to tighten the security
03:00that they are enforcing on IP communities in Davao Region.
03:05Jay Lagang for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.