To protect IPs’ ancestral lands is what the President mandates

To protect IPs’ ancestral lands is what the President mandates – NCIP DavNor

DAVAO DEL NORTE, Oct. 6 (PIA) – Within the past 6 years, the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) – Davao Del Norte focused on alleviating indigenous people’s (IPs) lives by helping them cultivate and protect their ancestral domains as it has been the mandate of President Rodrigo R. Duterte (PRRD), said Atty. Joan Melo, Provincial Legal Officer of NCIP Davao Del Norte.

In a radio program today, Atty. Melo explained that NCIP’s mandate in the province is to focus on helping the IPs to nurture their ancestral lands and to preserve it from all forms of exploitation. Thus, she presented their major projects and programs which are aligned to its mandate.

Under their Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development Protection Plan (ADSDPP), the IPs’ lands are now protected as ADSDPP is a five-year development plan containing their community rules, regulations on treating migrants, and entities whether government or private groups, explained Atty. Melo.

NCIP – Davao Del Norte also implemented the Integrated Ancestral Domain Development Approach (IADDA).

“Kami sa NCIP, naga adopt mi ug ancestral domains at least 5 hectares tapos magsolicit ta sa mga government agencies para muhatag diha ug gamit or mga hayop parehas sa kanding, manok ug baboy. Kana sya gihimo na syag farm. Kana nga farm mao nay resources nila sa mga tribu. Mao nay ilang pagkakitaan.” (We at NCIP, we adopt ancestral lands of at least 5 hectares big and we outsource funds from government agencies to put animals such as goat, chicken and pigs on it. We made it a farm. It became the sources of income and livelihood of the IPs), she stated.

Furthermore, NCIP offers Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) where all migrants, government or private entities planning to make developments in the ancestral lands must secure their consent from the NCIP first. “Government or NGO, private or unsa pa diha basta musulod sa ancestral domain, gamiton ang luna, kinahanglan mag FPIC.” (Government or non-government organizations, private or whatever they are, as long as they will enter the ancestral domains and use the lands, they must secure FPIC).

Scholarships, medical and legal services for the IPs are also offered by the NCIP Davao Del Norte for free.

Under PRRD’s term, these services were empowered giving more opportunities to the IPs, she added. (Ezri M. Coda, Jr./PIA XI Davao Del Norte/jmda)

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