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    HIGAONON TRIBE ‘ST. PETER, MALAYBALAY CITY, BUKIDNON September 14, 2020 SEN. CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE “BONG” TESORO GO Senator, Philippines Senate Office: Ro. 507 & 14 (New Wing 5/F) GSIS Bldg,, Financial Center; Diokno Blvd., Pasay City Dear Sea. Go, We, the Higaonon Tribe identified as “people of living mountains” and “people of the wilderness” are one of the lumads (indigenous peoples) in the mountainous areas of Northern Mindanao in the Souther Philippines, who have defied assimilation or acculturation with our traditional structures, customs , values, and beliefs. Currently, there are approximately 5, 000 tribe members situated in St. Peter, Malaybalay Bukidnon, We the Higaonon Tribe have retained up to this day our value of conflict resolution, locally called paghusay (meaning “to settle”). In line with that, we are writing to report the unjust treatment and violence that we are currently experiencing done by the DENR (Department of Environmental and Natural Resources), CENRO and ENRO personnels of Barangay St. Peter, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. We were treated unjustly, for building a house situated in our owned ancestral domain because they want to take ownership of our very own land. The leader of IPMR - Indigenous People Mandatory Representatives, which we believed could help us by the name CRISTOTO P. LAILAY JR,, rather won't allow us to build a house. They just arrived with companions and Drought high powered guns to stop our tribe from living in our rightful places. ‘To add, former members of the NPA surrendered because they trust your good governance and leadership. However, IPMR is forcing these individuals to join back the group. ‘The horrible problem that we are currently experiencing dear Senator is just a “tip of the iceberg”. As narrated by the Chairman of CDA, USEC. Orlando Ravanera when he touched base with the Indigenous People (IP) in Mindanao, there were outpourings of reports about how the rights of the IPs being violated that includes their right to ancestral domain, water rights and others as embodied in the IPRA Law. In line with this ongoing conflict, Bae Lea (Lady datu) of San Fernando Bukdinon dared to stop the taking away of their water right, she was murdered. In the same breadth that the water right of Datu Benjamin Anoos in Mirayon, Talakag, Bukidnon ‘was tampered upon without even informing them when in 2006 the ancestral domain’s watershed ‘was transformed into a water system that is providing some 300 gallons of water every hour to the thousands of residents in ‘Talakag, In Musuan, Bukidnon, the IPs in Sinilayan reported how their ancestral domain became a part of the Central State University in utter disregard to their ancestral domain right. The water-system that provides them water has been closed including a bridge above a creek - their passage-way from their barangay. ‘As the representative of the Higaonon Tribe, we are asking for your help to allow us to live in peace with our own family in our own land. Our soil is not just our material property but it has already become our life and part of our legacy from our ancestors Attached herewith are the reports and claims of the injustices experienced by the Higaonon. ‘Tribe. Hoping for your immediate action by the above-mentioned request. Respectfully yours, DANTE O. LIPANDA/DATU MAN ESTAMBAY Vice Chairman, Hignonon Tribe Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Philippines Noted By: USEC. ORLANDO. RAVANERA, CEO, VI, CSEE Chairman, Cooperatve Development Authority Quezon City, Philippines

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