In order for implementation to be properly assessed, representatives from all government agencies with projects and programs affecting IPs were also invited to the public hearings. Among those who rendered reports during the Inquiry were the 1. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) 2. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 3. National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA) 4. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – Main Office 5. DENR-Land Management Bureau (LMB) 6. DENR-Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 7. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) 8. Department of Agriculture (DA) 9. Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) 10. National Economic and Development Agency (NEDA) 11. National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) 12. Department of Education (DepEd) 13. Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 14. Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) 15. Department of Tourism (DOT) 16. Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). There were several other government agencies such as the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the National Housing Authority (NHA); the Social Security System (SSS) the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives from Regions in Luzon who participated in the Baguio Conference on the Indigenous Peoples Rights to Development held on March 2-3, 2017 where the design for the National Inquiry was originally deliberated. In all, there were 424 participants to the National Inquiry, 41% of which were women and 10% were young adults. The national inquiry is developed and applied by the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) within the Asia Pacific Region. It has been found especially useful in enabling a broad examination of a complex, systematic pattern of human rights violations. It deals with large situations rather than individual complaints. While it can still result in recommendations that provide remedies for individuals, its principal focus is the systemic pattern of violation. “Systemic” or “historic pattern of human rights violation” refers to a complex situation subsuming two or more continuing or recurring instances of reported human rights violations resulting from causes attributed to the actions or inactions of either state or non-state actors over a certain period of time. Action or omission of the state pertains or refers to certain policies and programs that have impact on a large group or sector of the population or community deemed marginalized, disadvantaged or vulnerable. Page | 6