Filipinos join the activities in New York for the advancement of indigenous peoples' rights at the 10th anniversary of a United Nations conference on indigenous issues. Don Tagala reports. #TFCNews Like and follow TFC News Facebook: https://facebook.com/TFCNewsNow Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFCNewsNow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tfcnewsnow/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tfcnewsnow Website: https://mytfc.com/news News website: https://news.abs-cbn.com/tfcnews Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWantTFC for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #TFC #TheFilipinoChannel #TFCNewsNewYork #ABSCBNNews #TVPatrol

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This year marks the 10th anniversary of the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples General Assembly.

To commemorate this, hundreds gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City

for the 23rd session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

to shine a spotlight and promote respect for IP rights.

The forum was established in July 2000

and was tasked to address indigenous issues related to economic and social development,

culture, the environment, as well as education, health, and human rights.

UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis says

indigenous peoples are also guardians of 80% of the world's biodiversity.

We have much to learn from indigenous peoples

who have long proven themselves to be responsible custodians

of the natural resources of the world.

and who thankfully preserve 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity.

Filipino indigenous delegates to this forum agree with Francis

that IPs are the real stewards and protectors of the environment.

In Ifugao, for instance, we have this moyong.

The community maintains these forested areas

in order to protect the environment and source of water.

So, indeed, the IPs know how to preserve the environment

and how to protect the forest.

Meanwhile, Jennifer P.S. Ibuglas of the National Commission on Indigenous People

underscores the importance of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act

enacted into law in the Philippines in 1997.

She is centered on what we say is the land of our fellow Filipinos

who, until now, have not yet been protected.

At this side event at the Philippine Consulate,

Manila's envoy to the UN, Antonio Manuel Lagdemeya,

reiterated the Philippines' commitment to the United Nations' rights of indigenous peoples.

The UN's commitment to the UN's rights of indigenous peoples

has been a key part of the UN's commitment to the development of the world's indigenous peoples.

The UN has also been a key part of the UN's commitment to the development of the world's indigenous peoples.

Even without the UNDRIP, however,

the Philippines has already made headways in the promotion and protection

of the rights and well-being of our indigenous peoples

belonging to more than 200 ethno-linguistic groups.

I hope that the time has come when there will be no more discrimination

and equal opportunities and treatment for our fellow Filipinos.

Lagdemeya says, in the Philippines, the IPRA even predates the UNDRIP by 10 years.

As early as 1997, he says, government had already adopted a comprehensive law

which recognizes and promotes the rights of IPs and indigenous peoples.

The law mandates, among others, that government protect the rights of IPs

to their ancestral domains, ensure their economic, social, and cultural well-being,

and recognize customary laws that govern their property rights.

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN News, New York.

Thank you for watching!