Launching of Specialized Integrity, Transparency and Accountability in Public

Service (ITAPS) Modules for Indigenous Peoples (IPs)SENATOR LOREN LEGARDA | Office of the Ombudsman, Quezon City | 10 May 2016

Our indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) are rich in traditional knowledge covering almost all aspects of life.

The Philippines is home to14 to 17 million indigenous

peoples.

Our IPs are threatened by unsustainable extractive industries and development projects that encroach and ravage their lands without their informed consent.

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IP Regional Assembly, Baguio

IP Regional Assembly, Iloilo

IP Regional Assembly, Davao

1st National IP Summit, Manila

2nd National IP Summit, Manila

Livelihood opportunities were opened, especially for indigenous weaving communities through trade fairs.

How sincerely will we address these issues that affect our IPs’ very survival?

We should bring the services to their community.

IP RESOURCE CENTERSServe as access centers

to enhance delivery of basic, social, technical and legal services

Composed of the following service areas, namely: Statistical Service Area, Human Development Index Service Area and Domains Management Service AreaDocument indigenous knowledge, systems and practices, indigenous political structures, and customary laws

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Senate bills for the benefit of IPs:

• Ethnic Origin Act• Department of Culture Act• Traditional folk arts preservation

through National Museum’s regional branches

• Traditional Property Rights of IPs Act• Equal Employment Opportunities for

IPs Act• Resource Centers for IPs ACT• Anti-Religious and Racial Profiling Act• Indigenous Peoples Rights ACT

We must continue to work together and assure the role and significance of our IPs in our country.

THANK YOU