Articles

A short paper detailing the Mapping and Delineation of the Ancestral Waters and Lands of the Tagbanwa Peoples of Coron, Island, Northern Palawan. This paper was presented during a Conference on NGO Best Practices sponsored by the USAID and the Coalition of Development NGOs in the Philippines (CODE-NGO) held in the Mercure Hotel, Davao City Last March 1999. Coron Best Practice .pdf file

Bringing the Vertical Dimension to the Negotiating Table, A Preliminary Assessment of a Conflict resolution Case in the Philippines. A paper on the conflict resolution initiative in Balbalan, Kalinga, Philippines, using Participatory 3D-Mapping methodologies. By. Giacomo Rambaldi, Sahlee Bugna, Angela Tiangco and Dave De Vera.

Community Based Approaches to Marine and Coastal Resource Management in the Philippines: A policy Perspective. A Paper by Dr. Antonio LaVina, the paper has extensive discussion regarding Ancestral Waters and the Tagbanwa People.

Community Conserved Areas in South East Asia, by Mauricio Ferrari. The author has done extensive research and studies on the impact of Parks on Indigenous Peoples. He has also been a vocal advocate for the rights of the Tagbanwa People over their ancestral lands and waters.

Ati folk of Boracay fear paradise loss, an article on the plight of 20 Ati families in Boracay, published by thw PDI..

In search of a place: Analysis of a land conflict involving the Cotabato Manobo People: SIL Electronic paper, by Dougla Fraser

An Upland Situationer, Article by: Dave De Vera regarding the current impasse in the full implementation of IPRA

A synopsis of the experimental short film "Basal Banar", written and directed by Aris Solito, an Indigenous Palawa'n. Funded by the NCCA with the support of the local Peoples Organization SAMBILOG and PAFID.

Mapping Software Data:TECHNOTES, Vector Data Development Changes
New software provides a solution to the trade-off between cost and quality by John Auble

Legal Claim Opens Doors for Indigenous Peoples, article written by Luz Rimban of the PCIJ, discusses the 1st Ancestral Waters Claim.

Laws/Policies/Guidelines

Draft Implementing Rules and Regulations for the Mapping and Delineation of Ancestral Domains under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA). Submitted by the NGO-Working Group on Ancestral Domains to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples for consideration. The NGO-Working Group is composed of the following organizations and Institutions: PAFID, Assisi Foundation, AnthroWatch, Mangyan Mission, Inc., CAST. Draft IRR as of June 2003. pdf file

Republic Act 8371, Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (pdf)

Republic Act 8065, The Magna Carta of the Geodetic Engineering Profession, passed on February 18, 2003. Provisions of the law has serious implications with the principle of self-delineation of the IPRA. pdf format

Maps

Resource Management Maps of the Ancestral Domain of the Tagbanwa People in the Island of Caluit, Northern Palawan. The Island was declared as a Game and Wildlife Refuge by the former dictator of the Philippines, Pres. Marcos to accommodate the entry of exotic African savannah animals. Habitation in the island has been declared illegal and the Indigenous Peoples have been declared as Squatters. A formal claim for Ancestral Domains has been filed by the people. Data in the maps were generated from a 3D-model constructed by the Tagbanwa People with the help of the PAFID. Current Map ; Future Map