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The BARMM’s Indigenous Peoples’ Development Act and IPRA: A Roundtable
August 6 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
The Decolonial Studies Program of the UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS) is organizing a roundtable discussion, “The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) and BARMM’S IP Development Act” on 6 August 2024, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm (Philippine Standard Time) via Zoom. Slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis, but participants are encouraged to register.
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Concept Note
The Bangsamoro region is home to numerous communities of Meranao, Maguindanaon, Tausug, Iranun, Yakan, Sama, Badjao, Jama Mapun, Kagan/Kalagan, Kalibugan, Sangi, Molbog, Palawanon, Teduray, Lambangian, Manobo Dulangan, Visaya, Tagalog, and Chinese who have their unique traditions and practices.
Article IX under Section 24 of Republic Act No 11054 (Bangsamoro Organic Law) states that the Bangsamoro government shall preserve the history, culture, arts, traditions, and the rich cultural heritage of the Bangsamoro people and their Sultanates of Sulu, Maguindanao, Kabuntalan, Buayan, the Royal Sultanate Houses of Ranao and of the Iranun, and the non-Moro indigenous peoples of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao.
In order to review this regional mandate, a two-part roundtable discussion explores the possible decolonial aspects of Bill 273 or the Bangsamoro Indigenous Peoples’ Development Act of 2024 in relation to the Philippines’ Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997. The former is vital to the inclusive growth and development of the Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) who are ascribed as such by the BARMM’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs. These include the Teduray, Lambangian, Dulangan Manobo, Erumanun Ne Menuvu, Higaonon, B’laan, Sama Dilaut, Sama Jama Mapun, Sama Bangingi, Sama Pangutaran and other marginalized and minority ICCs.
Panelists
Atty. Raymond Ice Baguilat
Senior Lead Researcher
Indigenous People’s Law and Policy Program
Amirah Lidasan
Co-chairperson
Sandugo – Movement of Moro and Indigenous Peoples for Self-Determination
Atty. Pinky Grace Pabelic
Ethnographic Commissioner for Northern and Western Mindanao
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
Kebart P. Licayan, MSc
Legislative Staff Officer III, Legislative Research Division,
Policy Research and Legal Services, BARMM Bangsamoro Transition Authority
Abdul Wahid I. Tocalo, MA
Administrative Assistant VI, Legislative Measures and Legal Assistance Division,
Policy Research and Legal Services, BARMM Bangsamoro Transition Authority
The roundtable will be moderated by Dr. Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Project Leader, Decolonial Studies Program, UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies.