The JVOFI ADSDPP team conducted a face-to-face meeting with the Ayta Magbukun ICC/IPs of Biaan, Mariveles and Duhat Saysain, Bagac to discuss the project. This was a request during the virtual meeting conducted last October 8, 2021.
The team made a series of face-to-face courtesy calls to the community representatives headed by their Chieftain, Mr. Amador Maingat, Punong Barangay Rodelio Gutierez and Barangay Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) Mr. Richard Maingat of Biaan, Mariveles, Punong Barangay Remegio T. Reyes, Jr of Saysayin, Bagac, and Mr. Danilo Salonga Chieftain of Saysain, Bagacand Mayor Jocelyn Castaneda of Mariveles.
During the courtesy calls and meeting with the IP communities, they articulated their commitment to participate in the drafting of their Ancestral Domain Sustainability and Protection Plan (ADSDPP).
The meeting was followed by a review of the Memorandum of Agreement, and the work and financial plan of the ADSDPP project with NCIP Region 3 and NCIP-Bataan, OIC Juna Sacpa, and her team, last November 11, 2021. The JVOFI project team was joined by 5 NCIP representatives from the Region and the Province.
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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 San Miguel Corporation Global Philippines Power Foundation (SMCGPPF).
