forced to work for 15 hours a day, without payment of proper wages.13 The CHRP assisted the Lumad in the filing of a report against their recruiters and employer. Moreover, the CHRP, in coordination with other agencies and civil society organizations, provided financial and transportation assistance to the Lumad, enabling the latter to retum to Bukidnon. b. A similar hafficking case occurred at a fish pen in Rosario, La Union, where 10 Lumad were rescued.la c. 6. The CHRP also wishes to note the rapid development of the state-initiated New Clark City in Pampanga, which has led to the displacement of lowland farmers and Aetas, another group of lPs in the Philippines.15 lt is imperative for both the Philippine national government agencies and local government units to fulfill their duties to protect the lPs in accordance with the UNDRIP and the Philippines' lndigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 CIPRA'). As such, the CHRP calls upon the Council to exert pressure on the Philippine Government to refrain from red{agging Lumad schools and lP communities, to end the implementation of martia! law in Mindanao, to organize consultations with the Lumad and other lPs in order to better address their grievances and concerns, to implement measures to protect and promote lP rights, and to honor its international human rights commitments relating to indigenous peoples. 7. The CHRP is committed to providing technical assistance and advice to government in its implementation of laws and policies that affect lhe human rights of indigenous peoples and their communities. rrstatement from CHRP spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Afl! de Guia, "On the motu proprio nyesligation of human rights violation committed to Lumad victims of human trafhcking in Sual, Pangasinan " 6 July 2019, https://chr.gov.ph/statemenlof-ck-sookesperson-atty-jacquetne-ann-de-euia-on-the-motu-proDrio- investigatiol-of-hurnan-dghts-violation-committed-to-lumad-victims-of-humaFtaffickins-in-sualDa[qasinan/ tlrd 12. r5lnquter.net (Iftixia Subingsubing and Mariejo S. Ramos), *P607-B Clark Green City communities," 8 July 2019, https://newsinfo.inqut to displace Aeta displace-aeta-communities (l,ast accessed: 27 August 2019) 3

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