15. Ancestral water is the main and has the largest contribution to the livelihood of the Tagbanwa. Whatever abuse is prohibited. 16. Non-Tagbanwas to claim and abuse any part of ancestral water 17. Non-Tagbanwas to use any portion of sanctuaries, lagoons, tide flats, sacred places 18. Illegal fishing by Tagbanwas and non- Tagbanwas 19. Fishing in sanctuaries and lagoons by Tagbanwas and non-Tagbanwas 20. Drop anchors on coral reefs within the sanctuaries. Motorized boats to enter sanctuaries 21. Non-Tagbanwas to culture seaweeds in sanctuaries without permission from the Council 22. Anyone except for the owner to take cultured seaweeds 23. Culture seaweeds along canal-passage ways of boats 5. A greater effort to document the Tagbanwa stewardship of their ancestral waters and the dissemination of information to the various stakeholders and the greater public is recommended by the Tagbanwa elders. This will afford them the opportunity to properly articulate their aspirations and expound on their conservation objectives and inclusive resource utilization rules over their ancestral waters. 6. There is a very strong clamor of the Tagbanwa from Coron Island to have their ancestral domain declared as a “World Heritage Site” under the UNESCO. They see the potential declaration and recognition as a World Heritage site as an additional layer of protection of their rights to exercise traditional governance and ownership of the Island. The Tagbanwa of Coron Island have been in touch with the local UNESCO Secretariat and have been informed on the processes of nomination as a potential World Heritage Site. 7. It was recommended that representations be made with NAMRIA to inform them of the existence of “ancestral waters” as a specific land use. It is hoped that this will encourage the NAMRIA to include the extents of “ancestral waters” of IPs not only in Northern Palawan but also those in other areas in the Philippines in their official bathyspheric maps as well as in the delineation of municipal waters. 8. It was recommended by the Tagbanwa for the Philippine Government to fully abide with its commitments in international treaties, agreements, guidelines and declarations that are in support of indigenous peoples’ rights such as the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), VGGT, VGSSF and others that are supportive of indigenous peoples.n 22

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