Reg(u)arding Indigenous Environmental Discourses in Philippine (F)laws

Shekinah Dorelle Queri
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Shekinah Dorelle Queri: University of the Philippines Baguio, Baguio, Philippines

International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 29-44

Abstract: The main proposition of this research is to establish the inherent overlap of environment and culture in the Agta-Dumagat consciousness, and how this influences environmental policy-making. To answer this, this research sought to locate the cultural angle in overarching laws on environmental protection and establish the influence of these laws on how the Agta-Dumagats frame their material-symbolic discourses. RA 7942 and PD 705, focused on mining and forestry management, contain conflicting views both on state and indigenous ownership and utilization of natural resources—two of the major causes of environmental degradation identified by the Agta-Dumagats. Interviews with SAGIBIN-LN council of leaders and surveys on human-nature relations showed that their narratives are characterized by a sense of desperation as they shared stories replete with oppressive themes. If they are regarded as minorities in situ, the Local Government Units would be hard-pressed to consider their legitimizing indigenous voice on climate change.

Date: 2020
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