National Summit on International Humanitarian Lawin the Philipppines 53 4) Advocacy campaign and callto security forces; can document those kind of violations changingtheir cultures and build partnership. involving economic, social and cultural rights It was then noted that the book which was of IDPs. launched by the CHR really helps in this 5) aspect. After the report, Ms. Tafiada requested the Document economic,social and cultural rights members to stand up so as to be recognized.It involving IDPs. Sincethere are issues that have was notedthat Group I has a hanging question at been the end oftheir report which the CHRwill answer violated in circumstances of displacement, the rapporteur askedif the CHR later. GroupII PROTECTION GROUP — VULNERABLE Rapportuer: GROUP, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Ms. Auxilium “Inday” Toling- Olayer Balay Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Ms. Olayer immediately introduced her group also caught in the crossfire and are considered members. They are: Ms. Evelyn Dunuan of collateral damages in the conflict. This is one of National Commission on the Role of Filipino the gaps during armed conflict that should be Women (NCRFW); an IP from the Cordillera; looked uponin thelight of implementation ofIHL. Daisy Valerio from the Nilo Valerio Foundation from Abra, Yuwen Abana from the Partido ng Second, the Indigenous Peoples are thoseleft Manggagawa; labor and women’s group; Arturo behind in the communities and are not being Catarata from the Office of Congressman Tanada, prioritized in terms of provision of relief and Committee on Human Rights; Agnes Rio, also support. They are thelast ones to be given help. from the Balay Rehabilitation Center; and Yul Onthis issue, she confirmed that the incidents Olaya from Bantay Ceasefire and herself from were really happening as they werevisiting the Balay Rehabilitation Center. various areas of two recent armedconflicts in Mindanao. What happened was, they were Gapsand Challenges scattered in different evacuation centers. Some The group hasidentified three major challenges of them refused to be mixed together with and gaps in protection. These are: Christian groups. Thus, they opted to build their dwellings along the highways. First, the IPs are seldom persuadedtotransfer to evacuation centers. Most of them wouldprefer to The IPs claim on Ancestral Domain stay in their communities. Someare transferred If the IPs declared their communities as peace to other communities to avoid armedconflict. But zones and are considered ancestral domain,this those IPs who remainedin their communities and should be respected by the warring parties. refused to transfer to evacuation centers are However, their communities usually treated as enemiesof the State. They are domain werebeing ravaged and devastated by war and ancestral