SESSION 4 WORKSHOP I AND PLENARY PRESENTATION: AGENCY MANDATES & ACTIONS VIS-À-VIS PROMOTION & PROTECTION OF IPS RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES Objectives  To take stock of the mandates of participating government agencies vis-à-vis programs & projects to promote & protect the rights of IPs  To establish baseline information regarding programs and projects of participating government agencies to promote & protect the IP communities' right to development and current implementation, policy, structural & other systemic challenges in its implementation Groupings Group 1 (Policy): NAPC, NCCA, NEDA, NCIP and PSA Group 2 (Socio-Economic): DA, DepEd, DENR-MGB, DoLE, DoH, NAPC, NHA, and SSS Group 3 (Security): AFP, DILG, and PNP Group 4 (IPMRs): IPMRs CAR and Region I Group 5 (IPMRs): IPMRs Region II Group 6 (IPMRs): IPMRs Region III Group 7 (IPMRs): IPMRs Regions IV and V Theme For Government Agencies 1. Agency mandates 2. Programs and projects relevant to protecting and promoting the IP Right to Development from 2010-2017 3. Challenges encountered in conduct of work involving IPs and the measures to address such challenges For IPMRs 1. Human rights situation of the IPs in their area 2. Relevance of the GAs IP-related programs and projects 3. Challenges encountered in demanding services and support from Gas for IP related needs Guide Questions For Government Agencies 1. What are your agencies' mandates that relate to promoting & protecting the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including their Right to Development? 24