CONCLUDING WORDS INPUTS IN SETTING UP THE IP RIGHTS OBSERVATORY AND NATIONAL INQUIRY PROCESSES. Commissioner Gwendolyn Ll. Pimentel-Gana Comm. Gwen emphasized that CHR will continue collaborating with the NCIP and other line agencies. The IP Observatory will be lodged to CHR office. It is about data gathering and information depository. This is not an investigative department. It is a monitoring and information gathering department for check and balance. CHR will welcome everyone to contribute or may secure data from the IP Observatory. While IP National Inquiry, is consultative in nature. Everyone’s participation is very important. The CHR team will go around in main areas. It may appear like it is a public hearing but not adversarial. It is more on consultation/ dialogue. The CHR will come up with own findings. On the investigation side, Comm. Gwen says “We have our own department to do the investigation as part of our mandate. You can visit our Regional Offices to help you. However, this is different from the IP Observatory and IP National Inquiry.” The CHR is using the human-rights lenses. “We are using human rightsbased approach in order to see some violations as against our rights. We do call other agencies and other duty-bearers to remind them about the rule of law.” Comm. Gwen further says. Commissioner Gwendolyn Ll. Pimentel-Gana The NCIP is still the over-all agency who is in-charged with the IPs. The CHR is just merely helping NCIP and the IP communities. In closing, Comm. Gwen says, “I would like to express my personal gratitude and my appreciation to all of you. Madami po kaming napulot para sa IP National Inquiry and IP Observatory. We will contact you again and will continue our collaboration and partnership with you.” 101