A series of courtesy calls and community consultations were made from February 15-17, 2022. Ms. Maria Rosario R. Lopez, JVOFI Executive Director, and Ms. Maria Teresa Padilla, project consultant-documenter, made a courtesy call on NCIP Bataan, Bataan Provincial Office and NCIP Region 3 to inform them of project developments and to secure their agreement to provide the needed data and technical assistance.
To continue the social preparation activities for the drafting of the Ancestral Domain and Sustainability Protection Plan of the Ayta Magbukun of Mariveles and Bagac,
A Participatory Situation Analysis (PSA) and development-planning workshop was conducted on March 14-17, 2022. It was participated by 32 members of the Ayta Magbukun and facilitated by the JVOFI Project team with the assistance of Ms. Maria Teresa Padilla and 8 members of the NCIP Regional and Provincial Office.
The 4-day activity involved the participation of the Ayta Magbukun community in the discussion and documentation of their indigenous practices on kinship, marriage, christening, burial, and childrearing, including their cultural dances and songs, as well as indigenous belief systems on leadership and governance.
The community was able to create a seasonal calendar that features the cyclical and annual patterns in their community in relation to weather, crop cycles, workload, social events, and others. To further foster a sense of communal and environmental responsibility, a community map was made, visualizing the community’s resources and opportunities.
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The project aims to firstly assist the Ayta Magbukun ICC/IPs of Brgy. Biaan Barangay Biaan, Mariveles Bataan and Barangay Saysayin, Bagac, Bataan in developing their ADSDPP that will define and protect their customary laws and practices. Secondly, it will facilitate the validation of data through general assemblies with the IP leaders and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) Region 3. Thirdly, it will facilitate the approval of the ADSDPP by the Local Government Unit and lastly, it will facilitate the incorporation of the ADSDPP plan in existing LGU plans. The 6-month project is funded by SMCGPPFI.
