The MOAs with government agencies should provide for suspension of the project/program while
mediation and/or arbitration settles the dispute. MoAs involving royalties for exploitation of natural
resources may contain similar provisions as a pre-condition for consent of the IPs.
d) Training and Capacity Building of IP Stakeholders through the IP Human Rights
Observatory
Strengthen Capacity of IP leaders including IPOs, IPS and IPMRs. Detailed training needs were
identified by IP representatives during the national inquiry. This will also include engaging and
supporting the Mindanao IPMR leagues, and the formalization IPMR league all throughout the
country in linkage with IPHRO.
e) Financial Support by the State to the IP Human Rights Observatory and Fiscal
Monitoring of other IP-related Budget Allocations
Full operationalization of IPHRO should be properly and sufficiently finance through GAA
allocation within CHR and other relevant government agencies as well as funded from external
sources. Furthermore, Fiscal Monitoring of IP-related public expenditures to track budget, net
worth and resources of IPs, including a government-wide tagging of IP-related budget allocation
& utilization for the supply side as well as the full accounting of the financial requirements of all
ADSDPP for the demand side of fiscal monitoring ought to be done.
f) Establishment of a PARTNERSHIP for a core group of government agencies in the
management of the IP Human Rights Observatory.
These agencies are NCIP, DENR, DAR, DSWD, NEDA, NHA, DOH, DepEd, NCCA, PSA and
this partnership will be convened before the end of 2018
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