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comprising 33% of the total number of IPRAMTO PAPs under this were
implemented with 250 IP beneficiaries.
2. Monitoring Compliance to Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) Process
and Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
Significantly, one of the main functions of the OEHR through the Human
Rights Division is to “ensure that the basic elements of FPIC are present and are
complied with in all instances when such must be secured” (Part V, Section 6,
IPRA-IRR) which this PAP observes. For this year, three (3) PAPs under this
component comprising 20% of the total number of this year’s IPRAMTO PAPs
were implemented having at least 9,150 beneficiaries.
3. Information Education & Advocacy on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Activities under this promotes the caveat that “IP Rights are human rights”.
It instills this to target audiences that include the general public, the law enforcers,
military, media and NCIP personnel to be more aware and understand the
individual and collective rights of the Philippine indigenous peoples to help abate
misunderstandings that result to violent conflicts affecting the well-being of
IPs/ICCs.
The greater value of this activity is the end view of building and
enhancing networks with other government and non-government organizations in
the fulfillment of IP rights. In 2018, four (4) activities/seminar-workshops were
conducted with the NCIP sponsoring and with some conducted in coordination
with other organizations such as the Human Rights Office of the Philippine
National Police (PNP), the Presidential Human Rights Committee (PHRC),
National Youth Commission (NYC), PCW and the Office of the Presidential
Adviser on Indigenous Peoples Concerns (OPAIPC).
4. Monitoring the Philippines’ Treaty and Human Rights Obligations. As such,
activities conducted during the year aimed to increase understanding of the human
rights core treaties vis-à-vis IPRA for NCIP personnel and at least 22 national
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