QuestionsQuestions (PROCLAMATION NO. 1906)
To declare October of every year as the National Indigenous Peoples Month.
The Constitution mandates recognition and protection of the rights of ICCs/IPs within the framework of national unity and development.
Republic Act No. 8371, dated October 29, 1997.
Proclamation No. 486, which declared October 29 of every year as National Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Day, to give national recognition to the day and to uphold the UNGA Declaration for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (2005–2014).
It aims to uphold the UNGA Declaration for the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People by giving wider national attention beyond a single day to an entire month.
Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7356. It mandates the NCCA to encourage balanced development of pluralistic culture, conserve and promote historical cultural heritage, and ensure the widest dissemination of artistic and cultural products for appreciation and enjoyment.
Because prior observance (including the Indigenous Peoples Month Celebration) showed the need for continuous recognition and the proclamation frames October as a period of participation and preservation of ICC/IP culture as part of the life of the nation.
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), through its Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA).
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The NCCA, through SCCTA, shall liaise with appropriate international organizations linked with UNESCO for the promotion of cultural diversity.
All agencies are enjoined to actively participate in the celebration in accordance with the spirit of the proclamation.
It frames October as the people’s participation in the celebration and preservation of Indigenous Cultural Communities as part of the life of the nation.
It emphasizes that ICCs/IPs rights must be recognized and protected within the framework of national unity and development.