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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 108
-CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL TASK FORCE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO ENSURE THE
IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ACT AND
DEFINING THE FUNCTIONS THEREOF
WHEREAS, the indigenous peoples belong to
the most marginalized sector of our society;
WHEREAS, the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act or IPRA, Republic Act. No.
8371, was enacted into law to provide the urgent attention needed by
indigenous peoples for the delivery of basic government services
premised on the full recognition of their rights;
WHEREAS, the constitutionality of the IPRA has been questioned in a
pending case in the Supreme Court, "Isagani Cruz and Cesar Europa vs.
Sec. of DENR, et al. G.R. 135385";
WHEREAS, the pendency of the case has resulted in the delay of basic
services delivery to the indigenous peoples, and created an ambiguity
regarding the protection and recognition of their ancestral domain
rights;
WHEREAS, legal issues have been raised regarding the interpretation of
the law and its implementation such that the National Commission on
Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has not been able to function fully in
accordance with the IPRA;
WHEREAS, the further delay in the delivery of basic services,
especially those concerning the rights of indigenous peoples, will
defeat the purpose of the IPRA and the Estrada Administration's poverty
eradication program;
WHEREAS, the poverty eradication program of this Administration, in
accordance with the Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, Republic
Act No. 8425, has included the indigenous peoples as among the fourteen
basic sectors that require focused, comprehensive and integrated
assistance;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, hereby order
the creation of the Presidential Task Force on Indigenous Peoples
(PTFIP) to ensure that the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
(NCIP) is able to fulfill its mandate so that the rights of the
indigenous peoples are protected and recognized in accordance with the
Constitution and the IPRA.
Section 1.
Cordillera
and Region I
Region II
Region III and the Rest of Luzon
Visayas and other Island Groups
Central Mindanao
Northwestern Mindanao
Southeastern Mindanao
The two other members shall be the Presidential Assistant for Poverty Eradication, NGO and PO (OPAPE/NGO/PO), pursuant to Memorandum Order No. 5, s. 1998, and the Executive Director of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
Sec. 2.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
This Order takes effect immediately.
DONE in Manila, this 10th day
of February, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand.
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