“Kung matapos ang research na ito, aksyunan agad natin ang magiging resulta nito”, Ponolihan Veloso L. Suhat II, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR) of Arakan, Cotabato emphasized immediate actions during the consultative meeting for the case study on the operationalization of the customary governance or Indigenous Political Structure (IPS) held last August 15, 2023. The case study will be a collaborative initiative between Tebtebba Foundation (Indigenous Peoples’ International Centre for Policy Research and Education) and the three IPS, namely: Nova-aa’n Pottung to Tanong Buwis to Tinonanon Ka-ay’t Tinanan, Erumanen ne Menuvu Kamal, and Késéfanangguwit Timuay. The meeting was to formalize the community’s free, prior and informed consent for the conduct of the study.
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