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Community Management Plan July 2019 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Gun-oban Dapulan Farmers Association, Inc. Prepared by Higaonon community of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Asian Development i ABBREVIATIONS ADB - Asian Development Bank ADSDPP - Ancestral Domain Sustainable Development and Protection Plan CADT - Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title CBFMA - Community Based Forest Management Agreement CBFM - Community Based Forest Management CLUP - Community Land Use Plan CMP - Community Management Plan CRMF - Community Resource Management Framework DA - Department of Agriculture DepEd - Department of Education DENR - Department of Environment and Natural Resources DOH - Department of Health DTI - Department of Trade and Industry FPIC - Free, Prior and Informed Consent GUDAFA - Gun-oban, Dapulan Farmers Association, Inc. GULFA - Gun-oban Upland Farmers Association ICC - Indigenous Cultural Communities IEC - Information, Education and Communication INREMP - Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project IP - Indigenous Peoples IPDF - Indigenous People’s Development Framework IPMR - Indigenous People Mandatory Representative IPO - Indigenous Peoples Organization IPP - Indigenous Peoples Plan IPRA - Indigenous Peoples Rights Act LAWIN - Landscape and Wildlife Indicator LES - Livelihood Enhancement Support LGU - Local Government Unit M&E - Monitoring and Evaluation Masl - Meters above sea level MLGU - Municipal Local Government Unit MOA - Memorandum of Agreement NAMRIA - National Mapping and Resource Information Authority NCIP - National Commission on Indigenous People NGO - Non-Government Organizations NRM - Natural Resources Management PLGU - Provincial Local Government Unit PNP - Philippine National Police PPMO - Provincial Project Management Officer PO - Peoples Organization RA - Republic Act RPCO - Regional Project Coordination Office SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission SPS - Safeguards Policy Statement WMPCO - Watershed Management Project Coordination Office ii GLOSSARY Datu - The recognized traditional leader in the community and facilitate order and harmony within the community often time related to him by blood. He also acts as mediator during conflict and lead in fighting during tribal wars. Dumagat - Refer to other tribes, and not indigent to the area and their cultures. Gugud - Elder’s testimonies, or hearsay. Habal-habal - Refer to hired motorcycle. Higaonon - One of the groups of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines and mostly found in the northern and central regions of Mindanao such as the provinces of Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental Limbay and - Limbay is a “Traditional Singing” and Dasang is a “Poetic Discourse”, Dasang it is high form of literacy speech of the Higaonon with the combination of chants and dances. Lumad - Indigent/ Native to the area and having their own culture since time immemorial. Magbabaya - Refer to the Supreme Being or Gods. Paglagun Ritual - A form of ritual and feast for thanks giving. Pamuhat - Referring to the various undertakings that embodies religious and spiritual implications. These include all prayerful activities that require the sacrificial offering of live animals (usually chicken or pig). Panalabugta - Panalabugta is a form of ritual and it will be done after the site preparation. It is a way of asking permission and protection for the plants and planters to the “Magbabaya”. Pangasuha - Refer to Forest resource regulation zone. Sala - Refer to the conflict resolution through penalty depending on the weighted violation. Singampo or - The standard Higaonon rituals that embodies the various powerful Pangapogon themes like the thanksgiving, healing and cleansing depending on the intentions of those who perform it. Tagigaop - An Elder assign and responsible of the area or domain or the Caretaker. Talugan - Talugan is a term used for territories. Tulugan - Altar, a sacred place were the tribes gathered, undertake ritual activities and also refer to the kinship community or the big house of the community. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Gun-oban Dapulan Farmers Association (GUDAFA), Inc., expresses its sincere gratitude to all concerned personnel in providing technical assistance in formulating the Community Management Plan (CMP) and providing financial assistance for the implementation of various subprojects herein. Some of the various interventions provided thru INREMP were a dream come true to the Higaonon Tribe as these are the many things that we have been longing for, in order to improve the delivery of basic services to our community and at the same time the recognition and appreciation of our cultural and traditional governance, that contributed a lot to the protection and conservation of our ancestral domain including the natural resources therein. Let be assured that no activities will be allowed within the ancestral domain, if it will have any adverse effect to our people, ancestral domain and its natural resources. For those who believe in our capacities, cultural knowledge and sincere concern for the environment, we wish and welcome your assistance in order for us to continue our efforts, endeavors and collective actions for the protection of our environment, in order to perpetuate our culture and our very own existence. JOCELYN L. PAGARA GUDAFA President This community management plan is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iv Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENT ............................................................................................................ iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................ vii ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................... ii GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................ iii I. INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................1 II. LEGAL FRAMEWORK ..................................................................................................... 1 A. Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (RA 8371) ....................................................... 1 B. NCIP Administrative Order No. 3, Series of 2012 ....................................................... 2 C. DENR-NCIP Memorandum of Agreement and Implementing Guidelines................... 2 D. Basic Principles of ADB Safeguard Policy, 2009 ......................................................... 2 III. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT AREA ................................................................ 5 A. Location .........................................................................................................................5 B. Accessibility ...................................................................................................................5 C. Land Area and Coverage ............................................................................................. 5 D. Topography and elevation ............................................................................................ 6 E. Landmarks and Areas with Cultural Significance ........................................................ 6 IV. BACKGROUND INFORMATION OF THE ANCESTRAL DOMAIN ............................ 7 A. Historical Background Settlements .............................................................................. 7 B. Tribal/Political Leadership Structure ............................................................................ 8 C. Cultural beliefs and rituals ............................................................................................ 9 1. Policy on Sacred Areas ........................................................................................... 10 2. Policy on Resources Management and Land Use ................................................... 10 3. Policy on Forest Protection and Rehabilitation .......................................................... 10 4. Policy on Resource use, Harvesting and Hunting .................................................... 10 V. PRESENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION ................................................................ 11 A. Population and Ethnic Groupings ............................................................................... 11 B. Present livelihood or major source of income ............................................................ 11 1. Forest resource- based livelihood .............................................................................. 11 2. Farm – based livelihood ............................................................................................ 11 3. Off – farm livelihood .................................................................................................. 12 VI. ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF THE AREA ..........................................................