the Local Poverty Reduction Action Team (LPRAT) in their respective cities or municipalities b. NCIP Programs/Projects • Policy Services • Ancestral Domain / Land Titling Services • Human, Economic and Environmental Development and Protection Services • Indigenous Peoples Rights Protection Services NCIP POLICY DEVELOPMENT (GUIDELINES; PROCEDURES) b.1.) Human, Economic and Environmental Development & Protection • Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plans (ADSDPPs) (2002-2016) • Education Assistance Program (1999-2015) • Merit-based Scholarship (2012-2015) • Health programs • Socio-Economic Programs b.2.) Indigenous Peoples Rights Protection • IP Mandatory Representation • Formation of IPMR League • Strengthening of the IPOs and IP Leaders • Documentation and Confirmation of IPS c. PSA Programs/Projects Relevant to Protection/Promotion of IP Rights to Development: 2010 to 2017 • 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) • Gathered data on Ethnicity with concept and operational definitions provided by National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) • National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) was likewise consulted on the concept of ethnicity • Ethnicity in 2010 CPH refers to one’s identity by blood and not by choice nor by adoption/confirmation for any ethnic group d. NEDA Initiatives to protect and promote IP rights to development • Incorporation of IP-related issues and concerns in the Philippine Development Plans and Regional Development Plans • PDP 2017-2022, Chapter 7 Promoting Culture and Values: the Cultural Agenda with the following priority areas: d.1.) safeguarding and enshrining our cultural heritage d.2.) achieving equity and inclusion in access to cultural resources and services 28