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Social Monitoring Report

Semi Annual Report As of 31 October 2018

PHI: Social Protection Support Project

Prepared by the Department of Social Welfare and Development for the Asian Development

Bank.

ABBREVIATIONS

BLGU CAR

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Barangay Local Government Unit Cordillera Administrative Region

CARAGA CF

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Caraga Administrative Region Community Facilitators

C/FDS – Community Family Development Session CHED – Commission on Higher Education CO CSO

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Community Organizing Civil society organization

DepEd – Department of Education DSWD – Department of Social Welfare and Development ESGPPA – Expanded Students Grant-in-Aid Program for Poverty Alleviation

Program GAD GIDA

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Gender and Development Geographically isolated and disadvantaged area

GRS HHs

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Grievance Redress System Households

IKSP IP

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Indigenous knowledge systems and practices Indigenous People

IPP – Indigenous People’s Plan LGU – Local government unit MCCT – Modified conditional cash transfer MLs – Municipal Links NIR – Negros Island Region NGA NGO

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National Government Agency Non-government organization

Pantawid PPIS

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Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Pantawid Pamilya Information System

RCCT – Regular conditional cash transfer RPMO SSI TA UPPI WEEL

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Regional Program Management Office Social Services Intervention Technical Assistance University of the Philippines Population Institute Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership

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Social Safeguard (Indigenous People) Monitoring Report

I. INTRODUCTION AND PROJECT OVERVIEW

Project Number and

Title: L3369-PHI: Social Protection Support Project (Additional Financing)

Safeguards

Category

Environment C

Indigenous Peoples B

Involuntary Resettlement C

Reporting period: 31 October 2018

Last reporting date: 30 June 2018

Key sub-project

activities since last

report:

• Conduct of IP sensitivity orientation • Conduct of National IP Summit in 2017

• Development of IP modules utilized in the facilitation of Community and Family Development Sessions (CFDS).

• Conduct of 2nd Round of Consultation Conference on the Integration of Community Organizing in MCCT Pilot Areas to capacitate CF/CFAs of pilot areas on various tools that may be used for the participatory analysis of the community.

Report prepared by: Department of Social Welfare and Development

1. The Social Protection Support Project additional financing supports the expanded scope

and enhancement to Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, including its nationwide expansion

and the extension of benefits to high school students as part of the Government’s National

Program Support for Social Protection. The project will finance cash grants to all Pantawid

households with children aged 0-18 years old.

II. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE MONITORING

2. The implementation of the Indigenous People’s Plan (IPP) is a continuation of the IPP prepared for the original project L2662-Social Protection Support Project and updated during the preparation of the additional financing. The original project closed on 31 January 2017.

3. A bi-monthly update is provided through the progress reports and review missions.

DSWD IP Unit at the DSWD central office coordinates with the IP focals in the different regions.

This report is the consolidation of these progress reports and review missions which provide the

compliance with the updated indigenous peoples’ plan requirements.

4. DSWD also reports on the program in its website: https://pantawid.dswd.gov.ph/.

Program materials produced such as Frequently asked questions (FAQs), briefer, testimonials

from beneficiaries including IPs, are also posted online.

III. INDIGEOUS PEOPLE PERFORMANCE MONITORING - Summary of Compliance with

IPP Requirements

https://pantawid.dswd.gov.ph/

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Anticipated positive effects

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Possible negative effects

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Compliance status Yes/No/ Partial

Comment or Reasons for Compliance, Partial

Compliance/Non-Compliance

Issues for Further Action1

Output 1: National targeting system to select poor households implemented efficiently

a. Poor IP households benefit from Pantawid b. Inclusion of poor IP households in the Listahanan database and selected as beneficiaries of other social protection programs

Possible exclusion of poor IP households residing in geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas due to lack of information and absence during Listahanan survey

IP tribal leaders to be identified and oriented on the Listahanan (unchanged)

Yes Listahanan 2 was completed last 2015. No actions taken.

Disseminate information in IP language and through local media and channels accessed by IPs (unchanged)

Yes

Coordinate with NGOs working in IP communities to disseminate information and schedule assessments at dates and convenient times (unchanged)

Yes

Provide orientation to newly hired staff on IP situation and issues (unchanged)

Yes

Ensure assessments include data on remote and hard-to-reach areas, migrants, IPs, those in stigmatized occupations, etc. (unchanged)

Yes

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Ensure that assessment results are analyzed and included in the database to provide a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the vulnerabilities of the above groups. The database should be available for other social protection and poverty reduction programs (unchanged)

Partial • The regional offices are continuously mapping out IPs that are still not covered by Listahanan as well as in the program. The data collected shall provide reference in the event of program expansion, additional enumeration, etc.

• Requests from IP communities are consolidated for possible enrollment in the program based on attrition. While waiting for this, possible beneficiaries are referred to other DSWD programs.

Output 2: Conditional health and education cash grants to poor households provided

a. Reduced maternal mortality and infant morbidity and mortality b. Improved school attendance rates

a. Perpetuation of traditional gender roles b. Increased workload for some women c. Some members of households with polygamous unions may be excluded+

Disseminate information on Pantawid through local channels and media accessed by IPs and in IP language (unchanged)

Yes

• Some regions continue to partner

with local radio stations to discuss the program, advocate IP awareness, and discuss FDS topics. These initiatives not only provided information to IP beneficiaries but more importantly, served as information and advocacy campaign for non-IPs. (See Annex A)

Ensure bank accounts opened are in the name of women IPs (except when male single HHs are targeted)(unchanged)

Yes

• By default, women (mostly mothers)

are registered as cash grantees unless by circumstances, they could not be so (e.g., if they work outside of the area, etc.). The Program ensures that the bank

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account is under the name of whoever is the qualified household grantee.

• As of October 2018, out of 641,218 IP grantees in Pantawid both in RCCT and MCCT, a total of 547,390 or 85% are female grantees.

Support referrals to service providers for literacy and numeracy training (unchanged)

Yes

• A total of 1,629 IP beneficiaries

from regions I, IVA, IVB, V, IX, X and CARAGA who are previously under ESGPPA are now included in the Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) scholarship under CHED. Regional IP focals are continuously looking for partners to support the tertiary education of IP beneficiaries. Specifically in FO VII, thirteen (13) RCCT and MCCT students continuously receive scholarships from a foundation.

Explore provision of assistance from LGU and other local organizations/agencies to IP HHs (revised)

Yes

• Various services are provided to IP

households thru partnership with Local Government Units which include: o Distribution of slippers, balls

and sportswear o Distribution of school supplies o Feeding program to students o Provision of toilet bowls

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o Mass wedding (See Annex B)

• In Region XI, provision of services from the convergence activities of different NGAs and CSOs became possible through close coordination with the LGUs.

Mobilize IP tribal leaders to advocate compliance with conditionalities and promotion of joint home care responsibilities (unchanged)

Partial

• IP Parent Leaders are tapped to

provide useful information on the actual reasons and possible ways to address non-compliance among IPs.

• Aside from half-way homes for IP pregnant women who are about to deliver in birthing facilities, IP leaders and IP beneficiaries in GIDA of some regions innovate and built nipa huts near the schools where their children can stay during school days. In CAR, there are about there are 30 Isnag children temporarily staying in these cottages supervised by school teachers and barangay officials (See Annex C).

• Similar with other regions, Pantawid IP beneficiaries in Region I initiated the project “Saranay ni Manang Bene”. This initiative aims to collect Php 10.00 per beneficiary which may be utilized by Pantawid beneficiaries in times of bereavement.

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Develop language and culturally appropriate family development sessions (unchanged)

Yes

• IP modules developed by Regions

CAR, I, IVB, VII, VIII, XI, and XII are continuously utilized in the facilitation of Community and Family Development Sessions (CFDS).

• Regional IP focals are continuously exploring ways to ensure an IP-responsive and needs-based C/FDS. In Region IV-Calabarzon, pre-testing with IP beneficiaries was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the recently developed regional CFDS manual.

• CFDS are continuously maximized for the conduct of FGD and community assemblies which in turn serve as a venue to consult the IP communities on their situation, issues and concerns. IP beneficiaries are also empowered thru CFDS by encouraging them to share their experiences during IP-related CFDS topics.

Ensure learning materials are easily understood and learning methodologies are appropriate for IPs (e.g. participatory) (revised)

Yes

• IP modules developed by Regions

CAR, I, IVB, VII, VIII, XI, and XII are continuously utilized in the facilitation of Community and Family Development Sessions (CFDS). IP leaders actively participate in the correct translation of the modules. Regional IP focals

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are exploring creation of IP modules based on the demand of IP communities vis a vis the availability of the topics in the FDS modules.

• Under the project “Capability Development for IP Youth Towards Leadership and Empowerment” in partnership with UNICEF, IP youth modules were developed and utilized during the National Training of Trainers which aimed to capacitate the identified twelve (12) potential IP youth leaders from six (6) pilot areas in Mindanao. Based on the observations from the training, enhancement of the developed IP youth module was recommended to tailor-fit the module to the situation of the IP youth. Translation of the IP youth modules in local dialects were also recommended in the future. (See Annex D)

Through monthly meetings, support organization of IP HHs around their rights and familial/community issues (unchanged)

Partial

• Regular meeting with Tribal

Leaders, Parent Leaders, other stakeholders and members of the community provide venue for the IPs to raise their concerns and the urgent needs of the community (See Annex E).

• CFDS are continuously maximized

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for the conduct of FGD and community assemblies which in turn served as a venue to consult the IP communities on their situation, issues and concerns.

Develop guidance on how to support polygamous HHs with cash grants (unchanged)

Partial

o No guidance yet on how to support polygamous HHs with cash grants issued by Pantawid Pamilya.

o Philhealth, which is one of the partners of the program, allows for common -law spouses of Pantawid households and multiple partners of Muslims to access their services. This has increased the number of families covered within households in those situations.

Gather data on the effect of polygamous HHs with cash grants

In remote areas, undertake assessment of and coordination with local NGOs and other non-state health and education service providers to fill gaps in government service provision and support inclusion of IPs (unchanged)

Consult NCDDP and NGO service providers in engaging with IP communities

Partial

• Various services are provided to

1,106 IP beneficiaries thru the continuous partnership with various non-government organizations which include the following:

• Provision of School bags, school supplies and uniforms

• Feeding Program

• Hygiene kits, shoes, slippers and toys for IP children

• Provision of water filter

• Free haircut

• FDS facilitation

• Various issues of the IPs are raised thru the regular meetings of the Regional Inter-Agency Committee

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(unchanged) for IP/ IP Health (RIAC-IP/ RIACIPH) whose members are proactively responding to the concerns of IPs especially in the formulation of more sensitive policies and services.

• Partnership with NCIP as the lead agency in the promotion and protection of IP welfare is ensured. Through the coordination with NCIP, technical assistance and IEC materials on IPRA were provided to several regional IP focals. In Region XI, the Department through the regional IP focal was involved in the technical review of ADSDPP of several ancestral domain in Davao. (See Annex F)

• Following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between DSWD, NCIP, NYC and OP-OCS for the capacity building and empowerment of IP youth towards leadership is the conduct of regular meetings between the partner agencies and provision of assistance in the implementation of the IP youth project.

• Through the convergence initiatives of various NGAs, private institutions, CSOs, and LGUs, various services were provided to

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IP beneficiaries. In Region XI, series of community outreach and immersion activities were conducted in three (3) IPs in GIDA communities under the project ”Reaching Out to Serve”. The series of outreach was initiated by the Regional Inter-Agency Committee for Indigenous Peoples Health Care (RIACIPH) in partnership with DOH, PITAHC, NCIP, DILG, DepEd, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao Regional Medical Center, AFP, PNP, and LGUs of Sarangani, Talaingod, and Maragusan. The activities were conducted last June 18-21, 2018 in Brgy. Camalig, Sarangani, Davao Occidental; August 13-14,2018 in Brgy. Sto. Nino, Talaingod, Davao del Norte; and on September 12-14,2018 in Brgy. Langgawisan, Maragusan, Compostela Valley Province respectively, providing the following services to IP beneficiaries: (See Annex G)

Services # of IP

Beneficiaries

Medical Check-Ups 296

Dental/Tooth Extraction 238

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Optha/Free eyeglasses 188

Circumcision 69

Minor Surgery 20

Deworming 400

Distribution of medicines and hygiene kit

950

Total 2161

Deliver cash grants in the most appropriate mode for IP beneficiaries (added)

Partial

• Pantawid Pamilya is planning to

convert the mode of payment of all its beneficiaries to cash card by early next year. In this regard, Field Offices are constantly exploring and coordinating with other regions the conduct of payouts outside the region for IP communities that are more accessible to municipalities or barangays of the adjacent region.

Regularly update and monitor compliance with Pantawid conditions (per program guidelines) (added)

Yes

• Regular conduct of monthly visits

and CFDS ensures that issues and concerns of the IP communities on the program and recommendations for the LGU are being documented. IP parent leaders are also tapped to provide information on the reasons for non-compliance and possible resolutions.

• During their monitoring visits, the regional IP focals continuously identifies non-compliant issues with IP beneficiaries which were

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consequently coordinated with the field staff and LGU for resolution.

• Spot checks are being done in the regional and field level as well as provision of TA to staff on case management of IP beneficiaries

• Updating and validation of correct IP tagging is continuously facilitated by the region.

Ensure the grievance system is easy to access and use (added)

Yes

• The recently developed Enhanced

Gender and IP-Inclusive GRS Procedural Guide initiated by the GRD of Pantawid ensures an IP-sensitive procedure in capturing IP grievances. The recognition of the indigenous conflict resolution management and indigenous political system in addressing conflict are highlighted in the developed grievance process.

• Based on the Enhanced GRS process, if the complainant is an IP, the grievance may be submitted to their IP Chieftain/Tribal Leader and the latter shall be the one to endorse the said grievance to any Pantawid Pamilya staff. Date of intake shall take place upon receipt of the grievance from the IP Tribe authorized representative. For the resolution of grievance, if the grievance involves an IP, one (1)

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member of the fact-finding team conducting field validation should be an Indigenous People’s Leader or chieftain and Indigenous People Mandatory Representative.

• Out of the 7,440 received complaints related to IPs from June to October 31, 2018, there are 5,410 cases (73%) that are already resolved and 2,030 cases (27%) that are still being processed. Out of the total, 3,473 (47%) of those are categorized as “Others” which includes program inquiries and non-Pantawid Pamilya grievances (Philhealth, scholarship grants, change grantee requests, lost Pantawid Pamilya ID, etc). From the total IP grievances cases, the second highest number of grievances filed are payment related issues which are 2,279 cases or 31% from the total IP related complaints. In terms of grievance reporting of IP related cases, Region IV-B has the most number of filed grievances among the 17 regions which is 1,692 (23%) of the 7,440 IP related field grievances. For the top 3 highest number of grievances filed by IP affiliation are Higaonon (18%),

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Yakan (17%) and Palawa’n (4%).

• Frequent monitoring visits and regular meetings with staff have improved the facilitation of grievances from IP beneficiaries.

• The importance of raising grievance is continuously discussed to the IP beneficiaries. No grievance was recorded in the past due to the negative connotation of raising grievances in IP culture.

Coordinate supply side concerns in the various levels of advisory committees for discussion & action (added)

Partial

• Regional MCCT & IP focals attend

advisory committee meetings to raise the issues and concerns as expressed by the IP beneficiaries. Re-orientation on the MCCT program is also discussed specifying its difference from the RCCT.

Recognize IKSP on health, nutrition and education (added)

Partial

• The Community Facilitators

continuously integrates with the IP community and frequently interacts, conduct dialogue with the Chieftains, Tribal elders, community members to identify and explore their Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices (IKSP) using story telling/Indigenous Tools as methods for the data gathering. These efforts including the consultations with the community through CFDS and through

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meetings help in providing basis for relevant and acceptable interventions that can be provided to the groups.

• Documentation of IKSP is included in the community profile template for consolidation of the Regional IP focals and submission to the NPMO.

Build capacity1 of IP leaders to support program monitoring (added)

Partial

• Fields staffers continue to conduct

program orientation to the LGU, BLGU, Tribal Leaders and IP beneficiaries.

• Through the CFDS, IP communities are taught how to conduct community needs assessment as well as in preparing project proposals in connection to the implementation of the Community Initiated Development Projects.

• Capability building activities are being proposed for IP beneficiaries, leaders and parent leaders.

• Community organizing as an approach is given priority by the Department as it was viewed essential in empowering the community towards improving the well-being of its poor households. In fulfillment to this Strategic Initiative

Conducting training for IP leaders to support program monitoring

1 Capacity building measures may include training activities to support participatory monitoring

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of the Department, six (6) pilot areas from five (5) Mindanao regions are identified for the pilot implementation of the integration of community organizing in MCCT pilot areas. The last batch among four (4) consultations cum capacity building was conducted last October 22-26, 2018 focusing on the documentation of all CO processes conducted per pilot area (See Annex H)

Output 3: Capacity for CCT program operations strengthened

Program implementers are able to effectively engage with IP communities

None

Target recruitment of 10% total IP staff and 12% total IP municipal staff (e.g. MLs, SWAs, CFs, CFAs) in IP areas OR ensure that IP are hired for these positions are in proportion to the IP beneficiaries (revised)

Partial

• Based on the data of all sixteen

(16) regions (excluding ARMM), a total of 647 out of 11,453 hired Pantawid staff or 6% are Indigenous People. Continuous IP orientation is conducted by regional IP focals to encourage self-ascription among those IP staffs who are not comfortable being tagged as IP.

• The Regional IP focals together with other RPMO & Provincial staff provided technical assistance and orientation to field staff under the regular & modified CCT program during field visits and staff meetings.

• Field implementers are given orientation on the process of updating IP affiliations of

Integrating the monitoring of IP staff in the program’s human resource processes.

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beneficiaries and other concerns regarding policies and guidelines related to IPs.

Provide intensive training and coaching to IP staff to ensure skills development (unchanged)

Provide orientation on IP situation and issues and effective ways of engaging with IPs to all existing & new Pantawid staff at various levels (unchanged)

Partial

• Regional MCCT & IP focals have

been regularly conducting technical assistance to staff in the field and responding to the issues being raised. Also, monthly/bi-monthly meetings are held with the field staff provide guidance to the staff in the implementation of the program as well as the sharing of experiences to better understand the dynamics of the IP communities including the innovations that were effective.

• Culture and IP sensitivity trainings are regularly conducted by regions to new and existing regional staff.

• The continuous community profiling per ICC ensures that field implementers are knowledgeable on the ICCs and the IP situation which serves as basis for an IP responsive program implementation.

• Specific IP situation per region is documented in the Regional IP situationer. The situationer ensures the documentation of IP groups' general profile and issues / concerns and serves as a reference for IP orientation of regions.

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Output 4: Systems for monitoring and evaluation of social protection programs improved

a. Better tracking of program outcomes and impacts b. Lessons are learned on effective ways of engaging IP women and men

None Study IP situation to identify gender related cultural norms and practices to minimize exclusion of IP women and better respond to their needs (unchanged)

Yes

• The five (5) Policy Briefs based on

the findings of the University of the Philippines Population Institute's (UPPI) Study entitled "Assessment of the Modified Conditional Cash Transfer Program for Indigenous People in Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas" provides meaningful insights on supply and demand side considerations of the indigenous people during compliance with program conditions.

• Policy Brief # 3 discusses the IP expectant mothers' issues with birthing centers stating various concerns such as cultural factor, discrimination and distance of birthing facility. The recommendations presented in the policy briefs shall be discussed with various stakeholders and are expected to serve as basis for enhancement of various programs and services for the IPs.

• The project on Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership (WEEL) of GAD funded by UNICEF is in the procurement stage of potential bidders/service providers.

Include IP-specific equality indicators in

Yes

• IP-specific indicators for monitoring

is submitted during the

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M&E system (unchanged)

development of a Harmonized Results based M & E for Pantawid. This initiative aims to develop a harmonized M&E system applicable to all Pantawid systems.

Regularly collect and analyze sex-disaggregated data to inform policy and program planning for IPs (unchanged)

Yes

• Sex disaggregated data on IP

beneficiaries are regularly collected thru the IP quarterly report

Consider gender and ethnicity specific challenges and concerns in annual and mid-term reviews (unchanged)

Partial • Gender and ethnicity specific issues raised during the National IP Summit in 2017 were coordinated with GAD and were considered to be captured under the Women’s Economic Empowerment and Leadership (WEEL) Project.

Document best practices in gender-sensitive interventions for IP communities (unchanged)

Partial

• Best practices are continuously

documented by regions and submitted to the NPMO. In some regions, IP leaders and IP beneficiaries identify half-way homes within their community to serve as temporary abode of fellow IPs coming from far-flung sitios especially pregnant IP women who are about to deliver in a birthing facility. This initiative aims to minimize the number of maternal and neo-natal deaths during delivery which is prevalent in the IP

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community in the past. In CAR, IP leaders and IP beneficiaries innovate and built nipa huts near the schools where their children can stay during school days. Currently, there are about there are 30 Isnag children temporarily staying in these cottages supervised by school teachers and barangay officials

Share lessons learned with other programs and agencies working with IP communities (unchanged)

Partial

• During regular meetings with the

other stakeholders, the field staffs provide updates and sharing of innovations and experiences with other stakeholders that cater to the community. The IP community as well as the LGU contributes to the enrichment of data which is also shared among the stakeholders.

IV. CONCLUSION

Important results from the implementation of IPP monitoring

• Improved the program's inclusiveness by strengthening IP component in all its

operational systems such as: (a) analyzing data trends between IP and non-IP

beneficiaries; (b) IP affiliation of grantees continuously being captured in the BUS; (c)

enhancement of GRS intake form to capture feedback or grievances related to IPs.

• Increased coordination among government agencies and offices to provide for the needs

of the IP

Recommended Actions

Recommended actions to be completed during the next monitoring period are:

(i) Conduct of National IP Congress in 2018; (ii) Roll-out trainings for IP youth leaders in Community Organizing pilot areas; (iii) Best practices in IP- gender sensitive interventions;

(iv) Enhancement of IP Quarterly reporting template to appropriately capture regional interventions to IP beneficiaries

V. NEXT STEPS

• Mapping out of IPs not covered by the program

• Collaboration between Pantawid Divisions to appropriately capture and address gender issues within IP communities

• Monitoring of IP beneficiaries availing social pension and other DSWD services

• Integrating the monitoring of IP staff in the program’s human resource processes

• Regional IP situationer developed by regions to be included in IP section of the Pantawid website

ANNEXES

ANNEX A

In FO VIII, media platform plays a very important role in protecting and promoting the rights of the indigenous peoples. The regional office partners with DYVL Aksyon Radio for the Pantawid program’s information dissemination on IP rights.

In FO IX, a local radio channel was also utilized to advocate IP rights during the IP month celebration last October.

ANNEX B

In Region X, a mass wedding ceremony was officiated among 64 couples belonging to Umayamnon tribe in Bukidnon. The activity is part of the convergence initiative of DSWD Municipal Action Team, Mayor’s Office of Cabanglasan, and Municipal Civil Registrar.

ANNEX C

In Brgy. Baliwanan, Kabugao, Apayao, CAR, nipa huts were built by IP leaders and beneficiaries to serve as temporary homes of children studying at schools far from their homes. Currently, there are 30 Isnag children staying in these nipa huts supervised by the school teachers and barangay officials.

This good practice was replicated in the neighboring barangay.

ANNEX D

Some of the sessions during the National Training of Trainers (TOT) under the IP Youth Empowerment Project in partnership with UNICEF. The TOT was conducted last August 21-26, 2018 and was participated by twelve (12) potential IP youth leaders from six (6) pilot areas in Mindanao.

ANNEX E

Consultation Dialogue with the IPs in Sitio Paraiso, Brgy. Tapak, Paquibato District, Davao City

MCCT-IP Updates and consultation dialogue with the member of Mabini Mansaka Ancestral Domain Tribal Council of Elders/Leaders Association at Mabini, Compostela Valley Province.

NCIP through Mr. Rene Magnaye and Ms. Elta G. Laurila provided technical assistance and IEC materials to the regional IP Focal of NCR during the 2nd Quarter coordination meeting with NCIP.

ANNEX F

Technical Review of the ADSDPP of the Matigsalug, Bagobo Klata and Bagobo Tagabawa in Davao City initiated by NCIP, together with IP tribal leaders, IPMRs and DSWD Regional IP Focal as participants.

ANNEX G

RIACIPH XI onboard on a Philippine Navy ship going to Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

Doctors from the Southern Philippines Medical Center performed medical check-up during the community outreach in Brgy. Sto. Nino, Talaingod, Davao del Norte Last August 13-14, 2018.

ANNEX H

The 2nd Batch of Skills Enhancement Training for the Integration of Community Organizing in MCCT Pilot Areas is the last batch among four (4) trainings cum consultation workshop provided to Community Facilitators working as community organizers in their respective pilot areas.

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