National Indigenous Peoples Day Philippines
As such national commission for culture and the arts ncca led by its chairman national artist virgilio almario executive director al ryan alejandre and deputy executive director marichu tellano spearheads the month long celebration.
National indigenous peoples day philippines. The philippines consist of numerous upland and lowland indigenous ethnolinguistic groups living in the country with austronesians making up the overwhelming majority while full or partial australo melanesians scattered throughout the archipelago. The highland austroneians and australo melanesians have co existed with their lowland austronesian kin and neighbor groups for thousands of years. The national commission on indigenous peoples shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the meaningful observance of the national indigenous peoples day. National indigenous peoples day posted by erdy peletina on august 10 2017 quezon city philippines august 10 former president benigno aquino iii signed republic act no.
Pursuant to republic act no. An online celebration was held sunday morning spearheaded by the national commission on indigenous peoples to mark the occasion. It is attached to the department of social welfare and development. The national commission on indigenous peoples ncip is the agency of the national government of the philippines that is responsible for protecting the rights of the indigenous peoples of the philippines.
The national indigenous peoples day in the philippines shall be observed on august 9 of each year and is hereby declared a special working holiday. It carried the theme katutubong kaalaman sistema at pamamaraan sa bagong karaniwan indigenous knowledge systems and practices in the new normal in light of the covid 19 pandemic. October is national indigenous peoples ip month in the philippines by virtue of presidential proclamation no. 10689 entitled an act declaring august 9 as national indigenous peoples day and mandating the meaningful observance thereof and presidential proclamation no.
On 09 august 2020 at 0900h the indigenous peoples of the philippines will be celebrating online the indigenous peoples national day pursuant to republic act no. 10689 entitled an act declaring august 9 as national indigenous peoples day and mandating the meaningful observance thereof. 10689 on october 23 2015 declaring august 9 every year as the national indigenous people s day to promote the rights of indigenous people groups in the country. 1906 signed in 2009.
2009 entitled declaring the month of october of every year as national indigenous peoples month the department of education deped enjoins all its offices and schools to observe the said national.