E/CN.4/2003/90/Add.3 page 29 10 The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was the responsible government agency issuing certificates of Ancestral Domain Claims (CADCs) since 1993 through its Department Administrative Order No. 2. Since the enactment of IPRA, NCIP became the responsible agency for these ancestral domain claims, and the relevant documentation in the custody of DENR is now in the process of being transferred to NCIP. 11 One village chieftain in Aguisan del Norte walked for three days to report her community’s plight regarding the struggle over ancestral domains to the Special Rapporteur. 12 Chapter VIII, section 63. See also Marvic Leonen, note 6 above. 13 Information provided by SIPBAD, Sinakbat, Bagu, Dalipey Indigenous Peoples Association, (on file). 14 Document on file. 15 For more detailed information on the San Roque Dam, see the main annual report (E/CN.4/2003/90). 16 Document on file. 17 In 1995 they appealed to the United Nations Centre for Human Rights for help but except for a letter acknowledging their communication they never received an answer (communication from the Balik Calauit Movement, on file). 18 Balay Danddawan No’k Subanen, “The Effects of Government Laws and Development Projects on Subanen people in Zamboanga Peninsula” (document prepared for the Special Rapporteur, on file). 19 Information provided by Philippine Indigenous Peoples Links. 20 The Special Rapporteur heard the views of both the indigenous communities and the mining company on this issue (documents on file). 21 Geraldin Cacho and Joan Carling, “The Situation of Poor Indigenous Peoples in Baguio City the Philippines”, Indigenous Affairs, 4-4/02, IWGIA. 22 TAGDUMAHAN, Alliance of Banwaon Peoples’ Organizations, San Luis, Agusan del Sur. A comprehensive report on human rights violations in the region was prepared by this organization and presented to the Special Rapporteur during this visit. According to the report, “local communities perceive military and paramilitary operations to be linked to the entry of big