Agency mandates & Actions vis-à-vis Promotion & Protection of IPs Rights to Development in the Philippines AGENCIES LGU NCIP IPMR MANDATES VIS-À-VIS IP RIGHTS -Right to Ancestral Domain -Self Determination DILG LGU NCIP DENR NIA LGU -Right to Social Justice and human rights PROGRAMS & PROJECTS STATUS OF THESE PROGRAMS & PROJECTS SYSTEMATIC IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES ACTIONS FOR THESE CHALLENGES Monitoring on Ancestral Domain Title -Conflict of Boundaries -Ancestral Lands are being violated through land loss and dispossession -Inclusion of Taiwanese fishermen*** -Political Issues -How the LGU and NCIP truly represent the interest of the IPs/ICCs -access to monitor IPs rights Mandate of City/Municipality IPMRs Inadequate Funds -Lack of Identifying the IPs -Budget Allocation*** Coordination with the NCIP -Budget Allocation -LGU Efforts -Direct Budget to the IPMR Offices Monitoring on safe water and air pollution Pollution of the Adalam river by Oceana Gold Mines Geoscience Bureau (MGB) urgent action -Consultation between the company and the IP residents TRENDS ACROSS AGENCIES INTER-AGENCY & MULTISTAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIONS *** According to the fishermen in Batanes, the Taiwanese fishermen encroaches in the PH jurisdiction *** There will be no problem in the installation of the IPMRs in Provincial, Municipal and Barangays if the National Government will provide the salary of IPMRs 48