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Republic of the PhilippinesOFFIGE OF THE PRESIDENTCOMMIS SION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

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. AND 'DULANGAN MANOBO- RIG .

E c bJ O lI l O ~ Q FT ~ EtEDURAY, LAMBANGIANR T H ~ a ~ C ~ G N I T I O N A ~ DPROTECTION OF THEIR

'. ANCE$IRAL .DOMAINS. I:' ' . ( . -. . .

WHEREAS, it is the .policy t h ~5 - t a t ~~t o) p r o t e c tthe idghts of ICCs/IPs to theirancestral dorf,ains to ensu , . ' l ir econom ic, social and lcultural well being and to

, recqgnize thea p p l i c a b i l H~y bf'

customary laws gove 'rning property rights orre I ~ion, i ndete em ining t t i ~ ~.~:~ hers hip and extent ofa nbest raI dam a ins;

, ~ H E R A S ~ i tis Hkewise a PP Iif Y.of h e ~ t a,~ , ~to recogn,ize respect and ~ r , o t e c tthe'rights of ICCsllPs to pres rve and d ~ v e l o p t h e l rcultures, traditions and

, institutions and to consider the same ,in . the formu ation of national laws and~ p l i c i e s ;. ' , i i' ,

WHEREAS; after a long h i s ~ o r yof IPs' strqggle for re dognition c;lnd respect, onI ' .

October 29, 1997, Republic 'Act 8 ~ 7 l v?ttlerwise known r s the Indigenous Peoples

'Rights Act of 1 9 9 7 ( I P R A ) i; lw a ~pass'ed l n t ol a w w i ~ ha primary ' purpose of. protecting and ,promoting h~ rigmts of the Indigenous Peoples.

WHEREAS, the II'PRA is the bbst manifestation of the S t ~ t e ' sintent to redress thehistorical injustiCe suffered by the I P ~in ,t'h_ past, the v~s t i g e sof which remain to

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be felt by some, if not most f ommunities . 'II 'I ' . ,WHEREAS, Section 7, Chater UI of , the IPRA specifically guarantees to theIndigel10us Peoples the ri o t to o ~ n a n dpossess their ancestral domains,incJusilve of which are the r i~ Ht sl tp develop , the land and natural resources within,

as well as the right to stay in l:ihe 'territories., ' I II 'WHEREAs, relative t6 the' m~~ e d i a t e I Ypreceding, Section 13 of the IPRA provides,The State recognizes tbe r :\ h r r e t ; ~right of ICCs/IPs to self-governance and selfdetermination and respedt$ the integrity of their values, practices andinstitut 'ions. Consequent'ly, t h ~S t~ t e s ~ a U , g u a r a n t e ethe right of I C C s / I P ~ . tc if r e e l y

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pursue their economic, social and u l t ~ r a l e v e l o p m e n t ~ .; i ~

W H E R E A S ~ t h ~s a ~;~ -~ ~ ~ c i ~ l~ i ; w ~~ ~ t ; e n t h ~ dj r f ~ h eUNDRIP, ~ h ~ nit providedunder Article 3, t n d i g e n o u~ peqples have t ~ right to self-determination. Byvirtue of that right they freel , d e~e r m i n ethe ir political status and freely pursuetheir economk, social and cul t ura/\ devel op ment. :

WHEREAS, ' Mindanao is hoh,e to the Indigenous Peoples belonging to theTeduray, Lambangia n and Manot>o-Du lan gan ICCs/IPs with identified ance st ralD L L U . L I ~

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W H ~ ~ E A S ,to date, d e s P i t e\ i l~h e~ ~~ ~ ~ ~j g, '"the I P R ~ Ithe " g ~ r f g r r ~ J g g X f t i Bthe IPs ancestral domai rl H S rertlaJne iiLa ,challenge for the said communities, ..... . " . 4 - ~ i v e nthe ' pol1'tkal atm9sphe , in the a } e~~ ,$ c~ - h ~ e t h e y a t el o c ~ e d . , ' , '

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.WHEREAS; t h e ~ N C l P ,p u ~ s, nt t o : S e .' t . i ~ J1 V38 . of thelPRAjin rela -tio A to theP r o V i S i O ~ ~ 'of b . ~ p t e rVIII,Ii"s , ~ia n d a ~ ~~~ : :~ :~ r ~ ~ l a ~ ep o l i c i e s , . p l ~ n sand programsfortherecog 1m lon of the ~ C,~ YIPs a n ~ ,r ~ t::p g n : t a l n sa n ~their rights thereto ~ n d

, c o ~ ~ e q u e r ' l t ~ yl ) J n d e r t a k e l~ 'Iineat,i ; ' . B ~ ~ ~i d C l . S q ; ~ t r a L c j ~ m a i n s ., " ,, , ! ' " ~- - T' . I I II , p , . '

", H E R ~ f \ S ,the Regional 9 ~ i i: ~~ , ha.v!ni ' 'r eceived. applications/petitions for theIssuance of A ~of the a b o ~ ~t :l d e n t l f l e d I C C s / I ~ S ~Isduty Lbound to attend and act

o n su.ch submissions. 'll : ~ ~ ,N O ~ , T H E R E ~ O R E ,be it ~ ~f; ~:~ ~ ~ D ,a s,~~ t f J $< ~ e r e b y d o n ~ todj.rect the Regional

~ O f f l c eto act on ,the p P P ' 5 ~ t l o n ~and ; fa,cllttate the ,lrocesslng of the CADTa p p l i ' C a t i o ~ so f .the a b o v e - ~ ~ ~t ~ f i ~ c o r n r n u n i ~ i e s :.i n ~ I Jld i n gexploring areas ofcollaboration with and/or e n g a g l n ~ na pl;lrtnershlp W l t ~C50s, NGOs, LGUs andother ' stiikeholders to ,realize tHe , goal ,of issuing ' CA,.DTs to the applicant-

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' ,APPROVED this 0 d ~ v .of January, 2014, in Quez Qn City.

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~ O N ~ B l { G I ~~ I ~.. ,HON. D o ~ t t f A N U A' Commissioner i'I . ' Commissionerii ,

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HON. :PERCY A: BRAWNER , ..ON. A Y ~ M A O N G

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i attest that this Resol.ution was approved by the Commission en banc

during its regular session on the above-stated date and place.

~ : l. ~ ;MARLEA P. ~ U ~

Executive Director and Secre ta r iat to the Commission