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The Indigenous Peoples’ Right Act and BARMM’s IP Development Act | A Roundtable

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.

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

Organizer and Queries

For queries, please email [email protected].

The Decolonial Studies Program (DSP) was established in 2019 to interrogate coloniality and the ongoing effects of colonialism in the Global South. The program examines how neocolonial relationships with the Global North continue to shape institutions and lives in areas like resource allocation, trade, and culture, hindering the Global South’s potential for liberation. Visit the DSP’s website and download FREE publications. The DSP is one of the 16 Research Programs of UP CIDS, the policy research unit of the University of the Philippines. Visit the CIDS database and download 1000+ publications!