7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. The Commission calls on the government, through the Office of the Ombudsman, to seriously investigate all other government officials implicated or complicit in violations of human rights of indigenous people - such as the facilitation and granting of illegal permits and licenses to private parties to operate within ancestral domains without the proper Free, Prior and Informed Consent - and bring them to justice. The Commission calls on the government to be mindful of the Constitutional guarantee of recognition and promotion of the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the framework of national unity and development by creating genuine programs toward preserving their culture, traditions, and institutions. It should endeavor to protect not only the indigenous peoples’ civil and political rights, but also their economic, social, and cultural rights. The Commission especially calls on the government to be more proactive in protecting the rights of indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands. In this regard, the Commission calls on the government to facilitate the speedy issuance of Certificates of Ancestral Domain Titles and genuine implementation of the Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan, in recognition of the struggle of the indigenous peoples for social justice, and to review issuances and orders related to ancestral lands to ensure that indigenous peoples’ rights over them are protected. The Commission calls on the Philippine government, through the Department of Education, Department of Health, and Department of Public Works and Highways, to provide basic services, especially education, health, water, and sanitation facilities to all indigenous communities. The Commission calls for the promotion and protection of the right of indigenous peoples to physical and mental health. Indigenous women, especially, must be provided with full access to maternal and child care and nutrition services. As much as possible, they must have access to these and all other services in their own language. The Commission urges the Department of Education to create a special, comprehensive program addressing the need of indigenous children to education appropriate to their culture. Beyond this, they must also be provided access, without discrimination, to all institutions of learning of the State. To enable them to fully participate in all aspects of social life, indigenous women must also be provided access to vocational, technical, and other forms of training relevant to their economic, social, and cultural life. The Commission calls upon the National Commission on Indigenous People to vigorously perform its mandate of protecting the interests of Lumad from landgrabbing, illegal mining and dislocation. Regarding business-induced displacement, the National Commission on Indigenous People must ensure that the conduct of securing Free, Prior and Informed Consent is transparent and inclusive, done with leaders chosen by the indigenous peoples themselves. Compelling and overriding public interest must be established before business projects that will cause displacement are allowed. The Commission urges the National Commission on Indigenous People, and other agencies relating to indigenous peoples’ rights, as well as civil society organizations, to closely monitor and intervene in the areas of Talaingod and Kapalong, Compostela Valley, Surigao, Bukidnon, and Upi, Maguindanao, including other areas of armed conflict, in ensuring the protection of indigenous peoples in their ancestral lands. The Commission calls for the review of the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act, with the view of strengthening and capacitating the National Commission on Indigenous People and, perhaps, elevating it to the status of an independent commission, so it can fully perform its mandate. 35