Resolution congratulating and commending Victoria Lucia Tauli-Corpuz for being the first indigenous woman from the Philippines to be appointed as special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples by the United Nations Human Rights Council

Subject: Creating a Presidential Task Force on Ancestral Domains to assist the Office of the President, through the Presidential Assistant for Poverty Alleviation, NGO and PO, in monitoring compliance with existing laws regarding the rights and welfare of Indigenous Peoples to their ancestral domains

PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ADVERSELY AFFECTING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES

EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE SPECIAL TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS THE EMERGENCY SITUATION AFFECTING THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM JUNE 4, 2003 TO AUGUST 15, 2003 FOR WINDING-UP PURPOSES

DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF EVERY YEAR AS “NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH”

AMENDING PROCLAMATION NO. 1906, SERIES OF 2009, DECLARING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS “NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH” TO INCLUDE THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE AMONG THE AGENCIES, WHICH THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS CAN COOPERATE WITH IN FURTHERANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION’S OBJECTIVES

An act declaring August 9 as National Indigenous Peoples Day and mandating the meaningful observance thereof.

An act mandating the integration of Filipino-Muslim and indigenous peoples history, culture and identity in the study of Philippine History in both basic and higher education.

Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate to request Her Excellency, the President, to appoint qualified people from Mindanao, including Muslims and other tribal Filipinos, to various positions in government and in government-owned or controlled corporations, to include in approved courses on History and Social Studies and the approved textbooks therefor, the history, culture and traditions of our Muslim brethren and other tribal Filipinos and to take the necessary measures to avoid discriminatory information against Muslims and other tribal Filipinos in the approved textbooks, but underscore therein their historical role in the struggle for freedom in the Philippines