SAGADA, Mountain
Province -- Gov. Bonifacio Lacwasan Jr. and Kalinga Gov. James Edubba agreed to
find a "win-win" solution that to settle the “tribal war” between the Betwagan tribe of Sadanga,
Mountain Province and Butbut tribe of the neighboring town of Tinglayan,
Kalinga.
The agreement between the two provincial chief executives was reached after the kickoff ceremony July 4 of commemoration of the 35th founding anniversary of the Cordillera Administrative Region here at St. Mary's School.
Edubba attended the ceremony to reiterate the province's support to the region's quest for autonomy and personally bring to the attention of Lacwasan his desire to work for settlement of the tribal dispute that is affecting peace and order. Lacwasan agreed to Edubba's proposal for them to personally oversee the peace process.
While there were gains in peace negotiations, Lacwasan said there was need to continue peace talks to address issues and concerns.
The governors also agreed to engage the involved tribal groups and get their active participation in the negotiation.
Both officials said they were advocates of peace and duty-bound to convince parties to agree to the sipat (peace agreement) or exchange of peace tokens which will be an initial step to attain peace between the two feuding tribes.
Lacwasan and Edubba said it was always women and children affected whenever there were conflicts between tribes.
The Betwagan tribe belongs to a single village in Sadanga town while the Butbut tribe inhabits five villages in nearby Tinglayan town.
The agreement between the two provincial chief executives was reached after the kickoff ceremony July 4 of commemoration of the 35th founding anniversary of the Cordillera Administrative Region here at St. Mary's School.
Edubba attended the ceremony to reiterate the province's support to the region's quest for autonomy and personally bring to the attention of Lacwasan his desire to work for settlement of the tribal dispute that is affecting peace and order. Lacwasan agreed to Edubba's proposal for them to personally oversee the peace process.
While there were gains in peace negotiations, Lacwasan said there was need to continue peace talks to address issues and concerns.
The governors also agreed to engage the involved tribal groups and get their active participation in the negotiation.
Both officials said they were advocates of peace and duty-bound to convince parties to agree to the sipat (peace agreement) or exchange of peace tokens which will be an initial step to attain peace between the two feuding tribes.
Lacwasan and Edubba said it was always women and children affected whenever there were conflicts between tribes.
The Betwagan tribe belongs to a single village in Sadanga town while the Butbut tribe inhabits five villages in nearby Tinglayan town.
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