NGO deputizes Bantay Bukid to arrest forest violators
This training initiative by the Euro Generics International Philippines (Egip) Foundation in partnership with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples Office-Davao Region (NCIP-Davao) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Davao Region (DENR-Davao) aims to empower Bantay Bukid personnel to tackle illegal activities such as timber poaching, treasure hunting, forest violations, and incursions by non-indigenous individuals on ancestral lands.
Source: sunstar.com.ph