d.3.) sustaining and enhancing cultural assets to foster creativity and innovation for socio-economic growth NEDA Initiatives (Regional) – through the RDC • RDC program: Social Preparation of Cordillera into an Autonomous Region (for IEC, Alliance Building, Capacity Building). The Cordillera Congressman promised to file the proposed bill in the IP Cordillera Autonomous Region • Declaration of Principles on Environmental Governance (DPEG): a set of policy directions for environmental management which the LGUs, Line Agencies, CSOs, and other stakeholders can adopt. The typical RDC has four (4) RDCs namely: infrastructure committee, social-development committee, economic development committee and development administration committee. In Cordillera Region, there is an additional two (2) committee i.e. watershed environmental management committee and the Committee on IP Concerns. The Cordillera believes that they are the watershed cradle of the North. They provide water in the neighboring lowland areas. • Committee on IP Concerns (CIPC) to tackle IP issues: e.g., IPRA Section 12 extension and reconciliation of differing institutional policies; stat on IP (2010) census III. CHALLENGES & MEASURES a. NAPC Challenges • Continuity of the bottom-up budgeting in the Assistance for Disadvantage Municipality (ADM) Program in partnership with the Indigenous Peoples Organizations • Coming up with a holistic program/project for the development of IP communities • IP Bottom-Up Holistic Program covering the 10 Program Thrusts of NAPC b. NCIP Challenges CHALLENGES ACTION / WAYS FORWARD Current NCIP structure vis-à-vis mandate and emerging concerns e.g. FPIC and titling process Institutional assessment, capabilitybuilding, and reorganization Insufficient funding for the full implementation of the four bundle of rights under IPRA Resource mobilization 29