2021 National Human Rights Situation Report 81 risk of infection. Some of their seasonal workers and those who rely on ecotourism also lost their livelihood due to the pandemic and the travel restrictions.302 340 The pandemic also has a negative influence on the elderly. It bears emphasis that in IP communities, the elders play major roles in passing on traditional knowledge which could have serious ramifications for the survival of the communities’ social and cultural activities. IP students also face challenges in the new normal set-up which may lead to less educational and career prospects. Access to vaccination also poses a problem due to the method of registration. While online set up is laudable in minimizing risk of infection, the same does not cater to the IPs as most of them do not have access to technology or the internet.303 341 The CHR Regional Office XI attended the Pakighinabi: State of Lumad in Mindanao hosted by the Ateneo Public Interest and Legal Advocacy on 30 June 2021. The said activity was attended by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and various tribal representatives and tribal leaders from Mindanao. 304 342 A few issues raised by the Indigenous Peoples included the use of the word Lumad to mean the collective Indigenous Peoples of Mindanao. The word Lumad has been banned by the NCIP as its emergence and continued use is marred by its association with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), National Democratic Front (NDF) and New Peoples’ Army (NPA) whose ideologies are not consistent with the cultures, practices and beliefs of ICCs/IPs. There are tribal leaders who agree with the NCIP and prefer to be called or referred to by their respective tribe. 305 343 The second issue raised is the selling of Ancestral Domains. Some of the participants accused the NCIP and Tribal Leaders of dealing away the ancestral domain like business men. Participants accused tribal leaders of selling their ancestral domain and when they complained of such activity to the NCIP, they accused the NCIP of failing to act on their complaint.306 344 The pandemic did not deter the NCIP from processing the ancestral domain applications from the indigenous peoples. For the month of January, the application of the Higaonon Indigenous Cultural Communities (ICCs) from the area of Las Nieves Buenavista-NasipitCarmen (LASBUENASCAR) was approved for the first and final reading. This ancestral domain is known as CADT No. R13-BUE-0121-252 (CADT 252). In the following month, an information, education, and campaign on RA 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) was given to the community, with emphasis on the IPs four bundle of rights. 307 345 The League of CARAGA Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (LCIPMR), in its Resolution No. 4 series of 2021 issued on January 29 in Surigao del Sur, declared Cullamat as ‘persona non grata’ in the ancestral domains of the Manobo, Mamanwa, Mandaya, Higaonon, and Banwaon Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs) of CARAGA Region. The declaration stemmed from the protest rally 302 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office IX. (2021, July). 2021 CHR 9 Human Rights Situation Report. 303 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office IX. (2021, July). 2021 CHR 9 Human Rights Situation Report. 304 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office XI. (2021, July). Human Rights Situation Report Jan-Jun 2021. 305 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office XI. (2021, July). Human Rights Situation Report Jan-Jun 2021. 306 Commission on Human Rights Regional Office XI. (2021, July). Human Rights Situation Report Jan-Jun 2021. 307 Commission on Human Rights CARAGA. (2021, July). The Situation of Human Rights in the CARAGA Region.