This document summarizes a presentation on the lessons and challenges of implementing transparency mechanisms in Compostela Valley Province in the Philippines. It provides background on the province's indigenous populations and ancestral domains. It then discusses initiatives to review FPIC processes, facilitate compliance with memoranda of agreements between indigenous groups and investors, and review programs implemented by indigenous peoples' organizations. Key lessons identified include improved financial management and accountability. Challenges include ensuring strict implementation of laws by government agencies and companies' compliance with agreements. The province's indigenous councils also promulgated resolutions supporting EITI and ensuring transparency in decisions around natural resource extraction.

1. A Presentation on
the Lessons and Challenges of
Compostela Valley Province
IP Transparency Mechanism
Augusto Blanco, Jr.
IPMR-SP Member
Eden Nature Park and Resort, Davao City
August 22-23, 2013

2. > Brief Profile;
> IP Initiatives on Transparency
Mechanism;
> Lessons Learned on IP Transparency
Mechanism;
> Challenges of IP Transparency
Mechanism;
> Documents promulgated to support
EITI
Order of Presentation:

3.  11 Municipalities
 2 Congressional Districts
 Home of the six tribes:
 Mansaka
 Mandaya
 Dibabawon
 Mangguangan
 Manobo
 kagan
BRIEF PROFILE
Ancestral Domain Map of
Compostela Valley Province
Estimated IP Population: 221, 068

4. ISSUED AND APPROVED CADT’S
Mandaya Manobo Mangguangan & Dibabawon
Mandaya & Mansaka
Dibabawon
Mansaka
Dibabawon & Mangguangan
141,769.000
90,413.8676
30,468.23
60,968.49
20,087.33
Land area (Comval):
428,120 has
Total: 345,701.91has.

5. Ancestral Domains are now taking
center stage for Investments

6. Sectoral Distribution of FBI-FPIC Applications
since February 2004-Present (%)
79.56
6.57
5.84
2.92
2.19
1.46
.73
.73

7. Distribution of FBI-FPIC Applications of Miners
in ComVal Since February 2004-Present
60.2%
38.9%

8. IP Initiatives on Transparency
Mechanism
• Review on the implementation of
FPIC process;
• Efforts on Facilitating Compliance
to Memorandum of Agreements;
and
• Review to programs and project s
implementation by IPOs

9. Decision to
extract/not
to extract
Awarding
of
Contracts/
licenses
Fiscal
Terms
Extraction
Process
Trading of
Commodities
Tax and
revenue
collection
Revenue
Management
and
allocation
Development
Project/
policies
Taking the principles of Value Chain
By experience, FPIC process has its
effects to quality of MOA and its state of
compliance by Parties

10. Initiative on Reviewing the Implementation
of FPIC process
PTC/IP-PCB Workshop on complementation
of Customary Practices with the FPIC
process held last April 8-10, 2013
NCIP Comval Management conference and
workshop held at Haven’s Peak, Maragusan
last June 28-29, 2010;
FPIC Team Meeting held at NCIP Provincial
Office last June 24, 2008;

11. The objectives to review the
Implementation of the FPIC Process:
1. To identify issues or gaps need to be
addressed to improve the
implementation of FPIC process; and
2. To improve built-in facilitative
mechanism on compliance of
Memorandum of Agreements

12. Decision to
extract/not
to extract
Awarding
of
Contracts/
licenses
Fiscal
Terms
Extraction
Process
Trading of
Commodities
Tax and
revenue
collection
Revenue
Management
and
allocation
Development
Project/
policies
Taking the principles of Value Chain
By experience, FPIC process has its
effects to quality of MOA and its state of
compliance by Parties

13. Efforts on Facilitating Compliance to
Memorandum of Agreements
 3rd Ancestral Domain Investors’ Conference
held at Capitol
Bldg., Cabidianan, Nabunturan, Compostela
Valley last October 24, 2012
 2nd Ancestral Domain Investors’ Conference
held at Capitol
Bldg., Cabidianan, Nabunturan, Compostela
Valley last October 26, 2011;
 NCIP Comval Performance Review held at
Bamboo Inland Resort, Andap, New Bataan
last January 7-8, 2010;

14. Efforts on Facilitating Compliance to
Memorandum of Agreements
 IPPCB Conference in re: Review on MOA
Compliance held at Bamboo Inland
Resort, Andap, New Bataan last June 8-10, 2010;
 Investors Conference held at Social Hall, Capitol
Cmpd., Cabidianan, Nabunturan, Comval last
April 20, 2009;
 Creation of Oversight Monitoring Committee:
Executive Bodies, e.g. (Maco)
 Organization of NCIP Monitoring Team on MOA
Compliance and ADSDPP Implementation

15. Objectives on Facilitating Compliance to
Memorandum of Agreements
1. To address complaints on delayed,
partial or non-compliance to
Agreements;
2. To explore complementary and
collaborative points to religiously comply
the Agreement;
3. To Monitor and evaluate how IP
Royalty fund is utilized

16. Decision to
extract/not
to extract
Awarding
of
Contracts/
licenses
Fiscal
Terms
Extraction
Process
Trading of
Commodities
Tax and
revenue
collection
Revenue
Management
and
allocation
Development
Project/
policies
Taking the principles of Value Chain
By experience, FPIC process has its
effects to quality of MOA and its state of
compliance by Parties

17. Initiative of Reviewing the programs and
project implementation by IPOs
Conduct of Performance Review in the
implementation of ADSDPP investment
plan by IPOs (Occasional Basis);
Conduct of Year-end Accomplishment and
Evaluation to ADSDPP implementation by
IPOs;

18. Objectives of Reviewing the programs and
project implementation by IPOs
1. To Monitor and evaluate the
implementation of ADSDPP (Physical
versus Financial Accomplishment);
2. To identify areas that needs immediate
attention for efficient and effective
management of IPOs;

19. Lessons Learned on IP
Transparency Mechanism
1. Improves the financial management
system by making it more transparent;
2. Encourages people to become more
responsible in the management of
resources;
3. Strengthens indigenous institutions by
improving credibility to people running it;
4. Assisting role of stakeholders is helpful
to empower ICCs/IPs in exercising self-
governance

20. Challenges of IP Transparency
Mechanism
1. For the Government Agencies to
strictly implement the law;
2. For companies to religiously
comply the agreements and the
laws;
3. For ICCs/IPs to responsibly use
customary practices

21. Documents Promulgated by ICCs/IPs to
Support/Complement EITI in ComVal
1. The Provincial Tribal Council Resolution
ADOPTING THE TRANSPARENCY
MECHANISM OF THE PROVINCIAL
GOVERNMENT STIPULATED IN E.O. NO. 020-
2012, SUPPORTING THE ACTION PLANS
AND MECHANISMS OF PHILIPPINE-EITI AND
COMMENDING THE NOBLE INITIATIVE OF
HON. ARTURO T. UY FOR TRANSPARENCY
AND ACCOUNTABILITY

22. 2. The Provincial Tribal Council/IP-Provincial
Consultative Body Resolution No. 4, S.
2013 “ADOPTING POLICY GUIDELINES ENSURING
TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN
PURSUING ALL RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND
PROCESSES IN DECIDING UPON AND
IMPLEMENTING MINING PROJECTS AND ALL
OTHER NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTIVE
INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE ANCESTRAL DOMAINS
OF COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE”
Documents Promulgated by ICCs/IPs to
Support/Complement EITI in ComVal

23. The Advent of EITI is seen to somehow:
1. Improve compliance of companies to
Memorandum of Agreements;
2. Encourage among stakeholders to
share information;
3. Facilitate Responsible extraction of
mineral resources;
4. Provision of information where the
proceeds of mineral extraction would
go or utilized.

24. Thank you