`MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

General Education Department
PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS SOCIETY
WORKSHEET NO. 7
Name: Jenny T. Nacorda

Assessment of IP Issues and Concerns: A Position Paper

Instructions: Please provide your position (assessment and recommendations) and cite UNDRIP provisions on every items
provided below (see Moodle for the attachment of the UNDRIP file). Also, please cite the sources and references you can
utilize. You may also search further supplemental articles and any reports for the issues provided.
ISSUES POSITION UNDRIP SOURCES/REFERENCES
(Assessment and (United Nations Declaration on the
Recommendation) Right of Indigenous People)
A number of Dulangan-
Manobos are being After electing a new Article 17
made laborers/farm government and issuing new Indigenous individuals and Strachan, A. L. (2015).
workers without pay orders outlining some of their peoples have the right to enjoy fully Conflict analysis of
within Autonomous plans to the locals, ARMM all rights established under Muslim Mindanao.
Region in Muslim recently converted to BARMM. We applicable international and GSDRC, University of
Mindanao (ARMM) frequently become aware of their domestic labour law. Birmingham.
condition. Initiating a collective
bargaining agreement among Article 4
workers and paying for their Indigenous peoples, in exercising
rights must change because some their right to self-determination,
Muslim regimes are corrupt. have the right to autonomy or self-

Grabbing of ancestral
lands by both Moros Tribal, ethnic, and indigenous
and settlers populations have been denied
access to their ancestral lands by
laws. They were forced off the
land they depended on for their
livelihood through so-called
"development" efforts. Long after
colonial rule had ended, their
marginalization, dispossession,
and other forms of injustice
persisted.
This struggle had claimed
regions and given wealthy and
powerful individuals control over
large areas of country. They
obviously want the championship
and need need it for financial
reasons. Those prepared to take
advantage of these
comparatively favorable
situations to improve the human
rights conditions for Indigenous
Filipinos. Significantly improved
indigenous people's human rights
conditions,
government in matters relating to
their internal and local affairs, as
well as ways and means for
financing their autonomous
functions.
Article 10 Paredes, O. (2015).
Indigenous peoples shall not be Indigenous vs. native:
forcibly removed from their lands or Negotiating the place of
territories. No relocation shall take Lumads in the
place without the free, prior and Bangsamoro homeland.
informed consent of the indigenous Asian Ethnicity, 16(2), 166
peoples concerned and after -185.
agreement on just and fair
compensation and, where possible,
with the option of return.
Article 27
States shall establish and
implement, in conjunction with
indigenous peoples concerned, a
fair, independent, impartial, open
and transparent process, giving due
recognition to indigenous peoples’
laws, traditions, customs and land
tenure systems, to recognize and
adjudicate the rights of indigenous
peoples pertaining to their lands,
territories and resources, including
those which were traditionally
owned or otherwise occupied or
used. Indigenous peoples shall have
the right to participate in this
process.
Illegal land titling issued
by DENR to Moro
Threats to security of
IPs in barangays along
the boundaries of the
Moro barangays,
outside their ancestral
domain
Reported cases of
harassment by
Bangsamoro Islamic
Federation Fighters
(BIFF)
Individuals lands are owned
by and held in trust for those who
do their business lawfully, and
they are subject to their degree.
They frequently cite the fact that
they occupy the bulk of the land,
which gives them the right to
renounce all other claims to it.
Their social, economic, political,
and legal marginalization is
hindered by a variety of factors,
such as a lack of land and natural
or productive resources, the
denial or absence of cultural
rights, and the rejection of their
right to legal recognition. These
mistreatments, which affect how
they interact with others outside
of your culture, are a lesson in
how to establish their identity
secretly.
Any unlawful or unwanted
behavior that could reasonably
be expected or interpreted as
being humiliating or unpleasant
to another person is considered
harassment. This is practically
universal, and we should not put
up with someone acting in this
way. Numerous incidents of
Article 26 Bolton, N., & Leguro, M.
Indigenous peoples have the (2015). Local solutions to
right to the lands, territories and land conflict in
resources which they have Mindanao. Manila: CRS
traditionally owned, occupied or Philippines.
otherwise used or acquired.
Article 29 Bolton, N., & Leguro, M.
Indigenous peoples are entitled (2015). Local solutions to
to the preservation and protection land conflict in
of the environment, as well as the Mindanao. Manila: CRS
ability to use their lands, territories, Philippines.
and resources productively.
Article 2 Anwar, D. (2016). Path to
Indigenous peoples and Dominance-
individuals are free and equal to all Disaggregating Intra-
other peoples and individuals and rebel Conflict between
have the right to be free from any Parent and Splinter
kind of discrimination, in the Group in Separatist
exercise of their rights, in particular Insurgency: Case Study
that based on their indigenous of Moro National
origin or identity. Liberation Front-Moro
 harassment by Bangsamoro Islamic Liberation Front
Islamic Federation fighters have Article 7 in the Philippines, and
been documented (BIFF). Both the Indigenous individuals have the Karen National Union-
harassment and the violence rights to life, physical and mental Democratic Karen
were mentioned in such cases. integrity, liberty and security of Buddhist Army in Burma.
The motivations behind those person.
actions may have something to
do with BIFF's goal of creating an
independent Islamic state for the
Moro people, a group of Filipino
Muslims. However, it's also
possible that the group was
founded due to poverty and that
they would fight even the
government to accomplish their
objectives.
The first Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) attempt in a plenary session for a separate section of the BTC was able
to come up with 9 articles, 145 sections and 1 preamble:
Art. 1. Sec. 2. Name.
On the term The vast majority of IPs deny Article 13 Paredes, O. (2015).
“Bangsamoro”, the being a part of the Bangsamoro Indigenous peoples have the Indigenous vs. native:
proposed name of the and refuse to accept either of right to revitalize, use, develop and Negotiating the place of
political entity under the them as such. Although this is a transmit to future generations their Lumads in the
Basic Law. matter of personal preference, histories, languages, oral traditions, Bangsamoro homeland.
Some IPs do not want some of them desire autonomy philosophies, writing systems and Asian Ethnicity, 16(2), 166
to be referred as and the ability to divulge their literatures, and to designate and -185.
Bangsamoro. real identities and places of origin. retain their own names for
communities, places and persons.
Article 15
Indigenous peoples have a right
to the respect and diversity of their
cultures, traditions, histories, and
 ambitions, and these rights must be
effectively reflected in public and
educational institutions.
Art. 5. Powers of
Government. In 1997, after the declaration Article 20 Damao, M. K. (2021). The
Sec.3. Exclusive Powers. had been approved, IPRA passed Indigenous peoples have the Evolutionary
Par. 30. Ancestral lands the Indigenous Peoples' Rights right to uphold and develop their Responsefor
and natural Act. It was praised for promoting own political, economic, and social Bangsamoro Self-Rule.
resources shall be indigenous peoples' rights to their institutions, to enjoy their own International Journal of
lodged under the lands and their right to self- means of subsistence and Arts, Humanities and
exclusive powers of determination in the development development in safety, and to freely Social Studies, 3(5), 01-
ARMM. The of these lands in order to protect engage in all traditional and other 08.
Bangsamoro parliament their cultural integrity. These will economic activities.
shall create therefore be given to the
Bangsamoro programs Bangsamoro administration,
for the IPs. Thus, it will which will have complete control
no longer fall within the over them.
jurisdiction of the
NCIP.
Art. 5. Sec. 4. Other Yes, the court will able to Article 16 Dinglasan, A. K. M.
Exclusive Powers (BBL understand traditional systems, Indigenous peoples have the (2015). Minorities within
vs. IPRA, “judicial and despite the media's limited right to establish their own media in a minority: Teduray-
affirmation” vs. understanding of their their own languages and to have Lambangian women
common law – degree interpretable language, they access to all forms of non- and the quest for peace.
of evidence is very high; express a tremendous lot of indigenous media without
will the court able to gratitude for their advancement. discrimination.
understand traditional In order for their structures to
systems?) comply with the laws and
regulations, the court may make
certain suggestions.
and everyone involved in this
conversation needs to be open-
minded.