IP Empowerment Programs  Establishment of IP Desk – all units of the AFP has already an IP desk with IP Officers  Bayanihan Team Activities – AFP goes to the barangay to help  Support to Livelihood Programs  Support to Health Programs – AFP conducts medical and dental mission  Support to Education Programs – AFP helps in constructing school buildings  Support to Infrastructure Development  Promotion Advocacies CHALLENGES ON THE IPs RECOMMENDATIONS Information campaign on IP Rights – although the AFP is already aware of the IPs. AFP recommends the establishment of the IP desk with designated AFP – IP personnel At present there is significant Push for local peace talks – AFP to talk identified numbers of NPA that are IPs with the tribal leaders Endorse a priority projects for Development priorities of the LGUs graphically isolated and disadvantaged IPs Implementation of IPRA Law The effect of the self-proclaimed IP Self-proclaimed IP officer individual officer individual (mostly in Abra) and was already raised the said issue to tribal war the RPOs Challenges on the ADs Displacement of the IPs that makes  Active participation and them squatters in their own land coordination of the tribal leaders through the use of power, money and  LGUs to address the issue deception – logging, mining and agricultural companies that dominates the land of the IPs Poverty – delivery of goods and Coordination with the concerned services. It does not reach the government agencies community to location Lack of livelihood projects Coordination with the concerned government agencies 39