Bacordo, Virgilio P.

BSED-EN 1-1

Philippine Indigenous Communities

A. Define the ff.

1. Ethnicity

 Ethnicity, in layman’s term, is the quality, traits, and characteristics shared by

a certain group of individuals, oftentimes with the same nationality and race.

To widen the perspective, ethnicity is how a group of individuals, referred to

as “Ethnic groups”, are characterized, generalized, and identified.

2. Indigenous People

 The term “indigenous” is often associated to the group of people who have

long inhabited a certain territory, land, or nation. They are, usually, the earliest

groups of people that are considered habitants of a particular place.

B. Name different regions and its provinces

 Luzon

A. Region I (Ilocos Region) – four (4) provinces

 Capital City: San Fernando, La Union

1. Ilocos Norte

2. Ilocos Sur

3. La Union

4. Pangasinan
B. Region II (Cagayan Valley) – five (5) provinces

 Capital City: Tuguegarao, Cagayan

1. Batanes

2. Cagayan

3. Isabela

4. Nueva Viscaya

5. Quirino Province

C. Region III (Central Luzon) – seven (7) provinces

 Capital City: San Fernando, Pampanga

1. Aurora

2. Bataan

3. Bulacan

4. Nueva Ecija

5. Pampanga

6. Tarlac

7. Zambales

D. Region IV-A (CALABARZON) – five (5) provinces

 Capital City: Calamba, Laguna

1. Batangas

2. Cavite

3. Laguna

4. Quezon

5. Rizal
E. MIMAROPA Region – four (4) provinces

 Capital City: Calapan, Oriental Mindoro

1. Marinduque

2. Mindoro

3. Palawan

4. Romblon

F. Region V (Bicol Region) – Six (6) provinces

 Capital City: Legazpi, Albay

1. Albay

2. Camarines Norte

3. Camarines Sur

4. Catanduanes

5. Naga

6. Sorsogon

G. Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) – Six (6) provinces

 Capital City: Baguio, Benguet

1. Abra

2. Apayao

3. Benguet

4. Ifugao

5. Kalinga

6. Mountain Province
H. National Capital Region (NCR) – 16 cities, 1 municipality

No considered provinces

I. Region VI (Western Visayas) – Six (6) provinces

Capital City: Iloilo City, Iloilo

1. Aklan

2. Antique

3. Capiz

4. Guimaras

5. Iloilo

6. Negros Occidental

J. Region VII (Central Visayas) – Four (4) provinces

 Capital City: Cebu City, Cebu

1. Bohol

2. Cebu

3. Negros Oriental

4. Siquijor

K. Region VIII (Eastern Visayas) – Six (6) provinces

 Capital City: Tacloban, Leyte

1. Biliran

2. Eastern Samar

3. Leyte

4. Northern Samar
5. Samar

6. Southen Leyte

L. Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) – Three (3) provinces

 Capital City: Pagadian, Zamboanga Del Sur

1. Zamboanga Del Norte

2. Zamboanga Del Sur

3. Zamboanga Sibugay

M. Region X (Northern Mindanao) – Five (5) provinces

 Capital City: Cagayan De Oro, Misamis Oriental

1. Bukidnon

2. Camiguin

3. Lanao Del Norte

4. Misamis Occidental

5. Misamis Oriental

N. Region XI (Davao Region) – Five (5) provinces

 Capital City: Davao City, Davao Del Sur

1. Davao De Oro (Compostella Valley)

2. Davao Del Norte

3. Davao Del Sur

4. Davao Occidental

5. Davao Oriental
O. Region XII (SOCCKSARGEN) – Four (4) provinces

 Capital City: Koronadal, South Cotabato

1. Cotabato

2. Sarangani

3. South Cotabato

4. Sultan Kudarat

P. Region XIII (CARAGA) – Five (5) provinces

 Capital City: Butuan, Agusan Del Norte

1. Agusan Del Norte

2. Agusan Del Sur

3. Dinagat Islands

4. Surigao Del Norte

5. Surigao Del Sur

Q. BARMM (Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) – Five (5)

provinces

 Capital City: Cotabato City, Maguindanao

1. Basilan

2. Lanao Del Sur

3. Maguindanao

4. Sulu

5. Tawi-Tawi

Total number of regions: 17 (Regions I – XIII, CAR, NCR, BARMM)

 Total number of provinces: 82 (38 in Luzon, 27 in Visayas, and 17 in Mindanao)

C. What are the laws in the land that protect IPs?

1. The Indigenous Peoples’s rights act of 1997 (IPRA) – Officially designated as

Republic Act No. 8371, is a Philippine law that recognizes and promotes the

rights of indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples in the

Philippines.

Read;

 AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF

INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,

CREATING A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES,

ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING

FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Sources:

https://www.philatlas.com/regions.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_the_Philippines

https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1997/10/29/republic-act-no-8371/