prevailing notion that these are “domestic/family matters” despite the law. Local initiatives are also challenged by issues of jurisdiction9. Victims are given referals should they opt to pursue their case at higher level. Other actors dealing with domestic violence include civil society organizations and NGOs but their services are similarly limited. Political discrimination includes cases10 involving of acts vilification/ red-tagging, illegal entry, search and seizure of private property, harrassment, threat, intimidation, surveillance, bombing and strafing, public disturbance, indiscriminate firing, encampment in civilian houses and public facilities. These are rampant in conflict-affected areas involving corporate claims over indigenous peoples’ ancestral domains and usually involves the state military and corporate para-military forces. These are just some of the documented cases directly aggressing on indigenous women and these have been recurring with impunity in several communities ( i.e Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, etc.) since 2009. On top of the land and resource issues, communities are also caught in the struggle between various armed groups and the state. In Mindanao where encounters between armed groups sporadically occur, indigenous communities are seriously affected. This has resulted to several killings of indigenous women and children who are accused or related to accused supporters of armed groups. Lastly, although the documented cases of collective rights (the violations of cultural rights and the right to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)) are both below 4 percent, the numbers of victims are far higher than any of the other cases – these being communities. Perpetrators Data collected shows that the highest in number of perpetrators are the elements of the Philippine Armed Forces. Husbands come next with 53 counts. Precipitating incidence include being under the influence of alcohol, jealousy and no gainful employment. There are 14 and 11 counts of VAW committed by employment agencies and employers, respectively. Twelve (12) cases involve neighbors. In 12 other cases, perpetrators are unknown. Other perpetrators are identified as live-in partner, mistresses of the victims' husbands, relatives, boyfriends, classmates, government personnel, in-laws, unknown armed men, foreigners, police officers and others. The aggression to and violation of indigenous peoples’ collective rights especially to land, resources and self-determination puts indigenous women at a                                                                                                                 9  See  also  UNRIP  Report.  A/HRC/30/41   10  Some  of  these  cases  documented  during  the  Project  Inception  Workshop  have  been    cited  in  the   STATEMENT  OF  INDIGENOUS  WOMEN  IN  THE  PHILIPPINES  ON  THE  OCCASION  OF  THE   CELEBRATION  OF  THE  WORLD’S  INDIGENOUS  PEOPLES’  DAY,  9  AUGUST  2013    that  resulted  from   the  activity.     9