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The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act[edit]
The Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 recognized and promoted the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IPs) enumerated within the framework of the Constitution. It committed the State to recognize and promote the rights of ICCs/IPs to:


 * Protect the rights of ICCs/IPs to their ancestral domains to ensure their economic, social and cultural well being and shall recognize the applicability of customary laws governing property rights or relations in determining the ownership and extent of ancestral domain;
 * Recognize, respect and protect the rights of ICCs/IPs to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions and institutions. It shall consider these rights in the formulation of national laws and policies;
 * Guarantee that members of the ICCs/IPs regardless of sex, shall equally enjoy the full measure of human rights and freedoms without distinction or discrimination;
 * Take measures, with the participation of the ICCs/IPs concerned, to protect their rights and guarantee respect for their cultural integrity, and to ensure that members of the ICCs/IPs benefit on an equal footing from the rights and opportunities which national laws and regulations grant to other members of the population.

It declared that the State recognizes its obligations to respond to the strong expression of the ICCs/IPs for cultural integrity by assuring maximum ICC/IP participation in the direction of education, health, as well as other services of ICCs/IPs, in order to render such services more responsive to the needs and desires of these communities.

Transnational Advocacy
(Addition:) ''' Abroad-based advocacy groups claim to promote the calls-to-action of environmental and human rights defenders in Mindanao, Philippines. Activism is describe to be carried out from transnational organizations to be ‘participatory’ by soliciting engagement from local actors, stakeholders, poor members of communities and including them all in policy making decisions. In regards to the Lumad, human right defenders request attention towards Indigenous social issues. According to Duraippah et al, ideal participation is reached when the principle of transparency and empowerment through educating transnational actors through local actors and emphasize their needs. '''

''' Social power illustrates the exclusion Lumad people face from political decisions being enacted, which in turn, perpetuates the existing human rights issues. Power in this case is an umbrella term since social power is the real desire in order to pursue true control over livelihoods and the rules that govern them. Social power is currently not in the hands of the Indigenous peoples, therefore, the online organizing serve to arm individuals in their community organizing network with education to balance with the inherent power conflict. '''

''' For the Lumad peoples, sources of income originated from the natural resources of their ancestral land, but as they evacuate, there is a hindrance in their means to support themselves financially. Fundraiser work of advocacy groups serve in support of Lumad and their highest form of protest. '''

Tebtebba
Tebtebba is an organization that was established in the year 1996. They have been an active participant in processes which led to the adoption of international human rights law and other international instruments, policies and agreements. These include the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the establishment of spaces within the United Nations, such as the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, among others.

Cordillera Peoples Alliance
The Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA) was founded in 1984. Among many other projects and campaigns, CPA has pushed for regional autonomy, campaigns for the defense of land, life, and resources, opposed large-scale mining in the Cordillera to save Abra river, and exposed violations of human rights committed in their region.

Kalipunan Ng Mga Katutubong Mamamayanng Pilipinas – KATRIBU (National Federation of Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines)
KATRIBU was founded in the year 1987. Previously known as KAMP, KATRIBU aims for the attainment of land rights and for the formation of allegiances and government of the indigenous peoples. KATRIBU is currently protesting DMCI’s planned 15-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Narra, Palawan and the mining policy of the Aquino administration.

(Addition:) Sabokahan Unity of Lumad Women
''' SABOKAHAN (Unity of Lumad Women) was founded in 2003. Composed of eight ethno-linguistic tribes across Southern Mindanao, SABOKAHAN is a grassroots organization led and created by Lumad women dedicated to the advancement of women's rights, equality, and liberation. Save Pantaron and Pulangi River Campaigns are two projects SABOKAHAN hold in protecting biodiversity.   In effort of generating income to support themselves, SABOKAHAN organize collective bead-making cooperatives among Lumad women. '''

(Addition:) Liyang Network
''' Liyang Network is a local-to-global advocacy group that emerged from the calls-to-action of SABOKAHAN. Before the pandemic, Liyang Network held immersion trips alongside SABOKAHAN in administering opportunities to educate and provide a transformative cultural experience to those who wish to engage in the history of the community directly from the voices of the Lumad people. Their current remote work now entails organizing forums and webinars for educational discussions on current socio-political issues and root causes—mainly the needs of Lumad and rural communities. These activities claim to address and amplify the push against human rights violations, exploitation, and discrimination such as the militarization of communities, the closure of Indigenous schools, illegal arrests, and so forth. '''