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Milina Jeruta, officer-in-charge of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Negros Occidental Community Service Center, said the allegation against the military surfaced during the first joint legal clinic held by the NCIP and the Public Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, May 14. Groups like the Human Rights Advocates Negros and the local Integrated Bar of the Philippines have pledged to support the Ati and other indigenous groups, condemning the continued harassment and urging for systemic changes.
Despite the government’s denials of red-tagging, the Leonardo Panaligan Command of the NPA has called for the abolition of the NTF-ELCAC, accusing it of perpetuating red-tagging as a strategy against vocal civilians and critical groups on mere suspicion that they have have ties to the NPA.. Twenty-one of 31 localities in Negros Occidental have indigenous communities from the Ati, Ata, and Bukidnon tribes, totaling over 90,000 people, according to the 2023 census. In Isabela, Ati communities can be found in eight villages, including Amin, Cabcab, Banog-banog, San Agustin, Riverside, Camang-camang, Makilignit, and Sikatuna.
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