Professional Documents
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The Indigenous Peoples specifically the Manobo Dulangan in the Municipality of Senator
Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat Province through their Indigenous Political Structures and
Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives have common stand to have their
Ancestral Domain be preserved, recognized, promoted and protected.
As a result of the unifying efforts of the elders and leaders, the concerned Local
Government Unit covering the Ancestral Domain were convinced that indeed the same
elders and leaders of the tribe have the capabilities to ensure genuine development on
their territories. With the joint efforts of the NCIP & LGU, they have provided the
necessary resources, security and other needed supports to formally recognize their
ownership over their land.
The NCIP en Banc approved their application and issued the Certificate of Ancestral
Domain Title to the Manobo Dulangan ICCs/IPs on June 17, 2009.
Senator Ninoy Aquino Ancestral Domain is located on the Western part of Sultan
Kudarat Province and Eastern part of the Municipality of Kalamansig. The distance is
more or less 87 kilometers from the Provincial Capitol, Isulan (road distance proposed
National Highway road) and 86 Kilometers from the coastal town of Kalamansig.
The ancestral domain of the Manobo Dulangan ICCs/IPs was approved on CY 2009. It
has a total land area of Twenty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Four and 2158/1000
hectares (26,994.2158) more or less. The areas are within the four municipalities
namely: Part of Palimbang, Part of Senator Ninoy Aquino and Kalamansig. It was
bounded on the north by the Municipality of Esperanza, on the east by the Municipality
of Isulan and Bagumbayan, on the South by the Municipality of Palimbang and South
Cotabato Province and on the West by the Municipality of Kalamansig.
The Ancestral Domains is overlapped with the tenurial instruments issued by the DAR
and DENR. However, no CNO and projection have been issued by the partner agencies
despite of series of request. Such is the reason for having us failed to register the CADT
with the Register of Deeds.
E. ADSDPP (Date started and formulated, updated, if interface with LGU Plans)
ADSDPP formulation has already completed on CY 2018. This ADSDPP was also
incorporated into the Barangay and Municipal Development plan of the concerned
BLGUs and LGU.
G. MAP of Ancestral Domain, Congressional District Map (AD covered by GIDA Sites,
poverty convergence areas)
SULTAN- The current political structure of the Manobo Dulangan is headed by a Sultan
who rules over the Datus within his area of jurisdiction and presides over their meetings
especially in their antang-antang (justice system). Antang-antang is convened to discuss
and resolve major unresolved issues and concerns within the community. The Sultan
then signs legal documents for and in behalf of the tribe. The Sultan must however be
acknowledged as such by an assembly of Datus to confirm the rank even if it is
heritable.
DATU- Datuship is also a heritable position and is strictly for males. In the absence of an
heir, the closest male relative shall be chosen to succeed. The Datu is the next highest
ranking official of the tribe. He assists the Sultan in community or tribal matters within his
area of jurisdiction. In the absence of the Sultan, he performs marriage, burial rites and
their consequent celebration. Within his area, he settles family and community problems
thru Antang-antang.
THE KAUNUTAN DATU (TRIBAL CHIEFTAIN) - The tribal Chieftain acts as the adviser
of the community and is equivalent to a Sitio Leader. He is generally chosen by the
resident Sultan and Datu with prior consultation with the members of a village. As such,
he represents the community to the Sultan or Datu.
THE TRIBAL COUNCIL- The tribal council or Datu Kaumutan is composed of six (6)
members and is formed in every Sitio. Its members are chosen by the community who
will continue to perform their function and responsibilities for as long as they are
effective. Hence, they can be removed from the office of grounds of inefficiency and
ineffectivity.
The council, generally, has a representative from the woman sector (Booy) to take
charge to the affairs of the women on the ground that male members only take care of
men’s affairs.
BOOY- The Booy is the head of the women and represent them on tribal council
meetings. She is chosen by the tribal elders and the tribal council because of her ability
to lead the women sector.
KAUNUTAN MEDOO BATA- the Kaunutan Medoo Bata is the head of the youth sector
of the tribe. The tribal elders and the tribal council choose the representative from the
youth sector who possesses the ability to lead the youth sector.
B. The following are the council of Elders/Leaders within the ancestral domain:
1. Kulaman Clan
2. Maitum-Cubi Clan
3. Anas-Gamad Clan
4. Gunong Clan
5. Oteng Clan
They are still planning to establish Bagani. The Manobo Dulangan term for “ Bagani” is
called Agubalang.
The Agubalang are not considered as a class but they are the trusted relatives of the
Pig-ulokan Datu/Sultan or Datu and members of the community. Their primary tasks are
enforcement judgement and apprehension of serious offenders for presentation to the
Sultan or Datu for appropriate action.
E. The following are the list of IPMRs within ancestral domain:
Farming is the leading main source of income in all barangays within ancestral
domain. There is also a significant number of laborers in the Barangay of Kuden,
which shows that 42% of the IP population in this Barangay are laborers.
However, there are some issues and concerns raised by the farmers; they said that
there is insufficient production of upland rice and corn, because most IP farmers are
planting only for family consumption. Low productivity of farming is also significant
because of the lack of capacities of IP farmers to purchase complete farm inputs and
implements.
D. IPMR who are member of Local Legislative Council and Special Bodies (Health
Board, Local School Board, Peace and Order Council and Local Development
Council)
NCIP Sultan Kudarat Provincial Office is a member of the provincial Health Council of
Sultan Kudarat to include the Provincial IPMR. Even in the Municipal Peace and Order
Council, our Municipal IPMRs are not member however we are working on it because
the membership of IPMRs in that council is vital to the interest of the IP communities.
Support to Abaca farming and production of Quality Fiver Project, funded by NCIP in the
amount of P250,000.00. Scheduled for project turn-over on last week of July 2019.
B. ADSDPP-based programs, activities and projects
Provision of Toilet bowls from LGU & Board member and construction of IP School.
Inside the ancestral domain we have the Lagbasan Cave, 21 falls, Bat Cave, Bitogen
Cave and Ilian Hill.
Tribal gatherings are common among Kulaman Manobo Dulangan during wakes,
weddings, planting and harvest seasons. On these occasions, they prepare different
kinds of indigenous delicacies. Their musical instruments, such as, agong, kubing,
faglong, and togo, makes the occasion merrier. Children, women and men dance to the
different tunes. The women wear brass bracelet locally known as ligti, saya, or skirt
(most often malong), long sleeved figure hugging V-neckline blouse called kawal,
colorful bead necklaces and singkil or anklets. Aside from dancing, one event that trilled
most by the tribe is horse fighting (pasiboteng kuda).
For parents, the occasion serves as the hunting ground for possible son or daughter-in-
law. It is one of the moments, wherein the parents could select the future groom or bride
of their children. Marriage arrangements sometimes begin here.
BELIEFS
The earliest known beliefs among the Manobo Dulangan were observed seriously by
every clan. When a wild dove (alimukon) chirp before one decides to travel, it is believed
to be a sign that something untoward event will occur along the way.
Sneezing by one who is planning to travel was considered also as bad omen. The
appearances of rainbow were also taken as bad sign.
The house must be vacated when a crow rest on a Monobo Dulangans’ roof for fear of
death of a member of the household.
When one falls from the floor while the house is under construction, the family must
leave for good, leaving the maturing crops behind.
When a hen eats its eggs, through it continues to lay more, the family vacates their
house permanently due to fear for the life and limb of their children.
LIVELIHOOD (kahagtayan/galbek)
Swidden farming or Elgabek in Manobo is the farming system employed by the Manobo
Dulangan Indigenous Cultural Communities. For fifteen (15) days, farming areas are left
open until felled trees dry up. The land preparation activities would normally take place
in the month of March. The appearance of the Orion’s belt in April signifies a good
month for planting, hence, this month is the usual planting season of the tribe.
As with other Indigenous People in various parts of Mindanao, the Manobo Dulangan
believe that before planting (Ighemula) is done, blood of a chicken or a pig should be
spilled within the farm area to ensure good harvest.
The traditional crops of the tribe are native corn, upland rice, banana fruit trees, camote
and few varieties of vegetables. After harvest, a new area is opened to allow the
farmer’s farming areas to rejuvenate. Other forms of forest livelihood are hunting for
games, gathering of rattan, wild fruits and betel nuts and herbal plants for medication.
Nowadays, the Manobo Dulangan gradually adopted the new technologies of farming
thru the technical assistance of the office of the Municipal Agriculturist of the Senator
Ninoy Aquino and NGOs (Tricom) to improve their farm output. Their current crops are
coffee, banana, rice, corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts and other root crops. Because of the
current demand of other industrial products, the claimants are now planting rubber
seedling thru the technical and financial assistance of the Department of Agriculture.
For the Manobo Dulangan tribe, mutual help and defense is achieved and concretized
through “Antang-Antang” which will be facilitated by the “Pig-ukolan/Datu/Sultan”. In
other words through “Antang” pacts, treaties and arrangements on mutual help and
defense are established and determined which locally termed and or called “Antang
Kesetabangay”.
For the Manobo Dulangan, the Pig-ulokan/Datu/Sultan rules the entire community. He
acts as the Executive Officer and the ultimate arbiter of conflicts between and among his
constituents. At the community level, he is being represented by Datus or Kaunutan
Datus.
The Pig-ukolan/Datu/Sultan used to facilitate consultation to resolve highly complicated
disputes and community aspirations. The consultation or arbitration is termed as
“AntangpAntang” and the resolution or judgment is called as “Antang”.
Manobo Dulangan
The office is still in the process of identifying the current beneficiaries of the 4Ps,
MCCT, SLP, 4Ks and other programs of the government.
This is going to be updated and additional information shall be submitted in due time.
We have the IP Ministry, a religious group with office address at Kulaman, Senator
Ninoy Aquino serving the Indigenous Peoples for the past 30 years. One of their
projects is providing educational assistance to deserving IP members to earn a
degree.
We have also the TRICOM with implemented projects on Coffee and Native trees
species as well as PAFID who have assisted the IP communities in the processing of
the Ancestral Domains.
100 housing units to be implemented this year 2019 as it was already launched in
Barangay Kuden, Senator Ninoy Aquino and the other one is in Barangay Midtungok
numbering 20 housing units.
The massive issuance of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) within the
ancestral domain. This program has never been coordinated to NCIP nor to the IP
leaders in areas.
We have the MPDP and PPDP both programs (World Bank); Kalahi (ADB and World
Bank and Health (UNFRA).
4. The illegal use of the provisions of IPRA, Section 12 by the DENR in which
thousands of hectares within ancestral domains were processed and issued with
tenurial instruments. This act has never been coordinated to NCIP by the DENR.
So far no records shows about IPMRs being not respected by the concerned LGU
within the AD.
1. Section XII of R.A. No. 8371. The processing and issuance of Tenurial
Instruments of land within Ancestral Domains using Section 12 of IPRA as their
basis by the DENR and DAR. Such act however, did not pass through legal
process as NCIP has never been informed nor the consent of the AD
beneficiaries was secured.
2. Massive issuance of Certificate of Land Ownership (CLOA) by DAR of lands
within ancestral domains as mentioned or narrated earlier.
There is truth about this issue. In many cases or instances, IP members were
neglected and left behind that caused demoralization.
There is truth about this issue. In many cases or instances, IP members were
neglected and left behind that caused demoralization.
Among those reality was the “Horse Fighting” which is a traditional practice of the
tribes during festivals. This is being commercialized and or business ventures in
which politicians and several games enthusiasts were manipulating the horse
fighting.
The Office has ICT equipment's, however proper maintenance is the most common
concern. There is also a need to upgrade these equipment's.