Declaration of October as Nat'l Indigenous Peoples Month

The proclamation is issued under the President’s powers vested by law.
The proclamation cites Republic Act No. 8371 (known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA)) dated October 29, 1997.
The proclamation recognizes that Proclamation No. 486 declared October 29 of every year as National Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Day.
The proclamation references United Nations General Assembly Declaration of the years 2005–2014 as the Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People.
The proclamation cites Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7356.
The proclamation is implemented through coordination among national government bodies named in its text.

The proclamation directs that Indigenous cultural communities/Indigenous peoples (ICCs/IPs) must be recognized and protected within the framework of national unity and development.
The proclamation frames October as a month for Indigenous peoples’ participation in celebration and preservation of Indigenous cultural communities as part of the life of the nation.
The proclamation ties the month’s observance to cultural development, preservation of historical cultural heritage, and dissemination of artistic and cultural products.

The proclamation applies to October of every year as National Indigenous Peoples Month.
The proclamation enjoins all agencies of the Government to actively participate in the celebration.
The proclamation establishes the NCCA as the lead institution through its specified internal unit.
The proclamation identifies participating bodies: NCIP, OMA, CHED, and TESDA.
The proclamation links the implementation effort with international organizations “linked with UNESCO” for cultural diversity promotion.

The proclamation provides that the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) shall act as the lead agency in planning, coordination, and implementation.
The NCCA lead function is carried out through its Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts (SCCTA).
The NCCA (through SCCTA) is tasked with liaising with appropriate international organizations linked with UNESCO.
The NCCA must coordinate in cooperation with National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Office of the Muslim Affairs (OMA), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
Government agencies must participate “in accordance with the spirit of this proclamation.”

The proclamation requires government-wide participation to support the celebration throughout October.
The NCCA–host city partnership is recognized as having spearheaded Indigenous Peoples Month celebration during the whole month of October for the past two years.
The proclamation continues the same celebration context for annual observance.
The program of activities and events is to be planned, coordinated, and implemented under the lead of the NCCA (SCCTA).

The proclamation is signed by GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines.
The proclamation is executed in the City of Manila on October 5 in the year Two Thousand and Nine.
The proclamation provides that the President caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.