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This document summarizes a study conducted by a group of law students on the number of legal cases involving indigenous people in the CARAGA region of the Philippines. The group contacted 9 courts in the region and found that 4 had no relevant cases. The Regional Trial Court of Prosperidad had an inventory but did not provide it. The Regional Trial Court of Lianga referred the group to a quasi-court. The group questions how consistently different courts keep and classify case records. They recommend further study on record-keeping practices and locating quasi-courts dealing with indigenous peoples' cases.

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Ulap Study

This document summarizes a study conducted by a group of law students on the number of legal cases involving indigenous people in the CARAGA region of the Philippines. The group contacted 9 courts in the region and found that 4 had no relevant cases. The Regional Trial Court of Prosperidad had an inventory but did not provide it. The Regional Trial Court of Lianga referred the group to a quasi-court. The group questions how consistently different courts keep and classify case records. They recommend further study on record-keeping practices and locating quasi-courts dealing with indigenous peoples' cases.

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Father Saturnino Urios University

College of Law
Butuan City

Urian Legal Assistance Program

Number of Cases Involving Indigenous People


Within CARAGA Region

In fulfillment of the requirements in


Legal Writing

2015

Proponents:
Keith Russel Galvez
Francis Anthony Sumayod
Alvin Pateres
Michele Napay
Myra Mae Duglas
Ella Marie Padua
Reynald Raven Guerrero
Mary Grace Renon
Dan Runille Abesamis
Sara Ai Jenne Yashihara
Jon Kristoffer Pizarro
Delmer Riparip

Table of Contents

Introduction
Objectives and its Scope
Limitations
History of Actions & Methodology
Findings
Analysis and Derived Problem
Recommendations
Attachments

I.

Introduction

II.

Objectives and its Scope

The goal of group 2 is primarily to inquire from the courts within


CARAGA region the number of cases involving Indigenous People.
Secondarily, we aim to create a Facebook page for ULAP.

III.

Limitations

Academic pressures aside, the only factor hindering our efforts in


making this study is the time required to responsively communicate
with the courts. Although we have garnered their responses, we find
that there is a need for feedback or ask another inquiry, or to go to
the places they suggested were appropriate for this study.
And maybe because were first years and are still ignorant (and
confused)

IV.

History of Actions & Methodology

1.) Atty. Montero grouped the Legal Writing class into three. Group 2
consists of the following members:

Keith Russel Galvez


Francis Anthony Sumayod
Ella Marie Padua
Michele Napay
Mary Grace Renon
Alvin Pateres
Reynald Raven Guerrero
Myra Mae Duglas
Labastilla was one of the members but has dropped
out of College of Law the week after Acquaintance
Party.

2.) Group 2, with Ms. Keith Galvez as the leader, was assigned with
the task of (a.) Creating a Facebook Page for purposes of the
ULAP activities, and (b.) Compose a Letter of Request addressed
to the courts within CARAGA region, asking for the number of
court cases involving Indigenous People.
2.5) Mr. Clark Lim held an online poll at the
FSUU College of Law (SY 2015-2019) Facebook group which had the following
result:

3.) On August 20, Group 2 has created the Radyo ULAP Facebook
page, and immediately assigned Mr. Clark Lim as the
Administrator. Mr. Lim has since maintained the Page. Mr. Alvin
and Mr. Sumayod came up with logos to be used for the Page.
Designed by Francis Anthony Sumayod

Designed by Alvin Pateres

4.) On August 28, the group updated Atty. Montero as to the status
of their tasks. A letter for addressed to the courts, drafted by
Alvin, was emailed to her for correction. Atty. Montero gave the
group new tasks:
a. To submit Facts regarding all of Group 2s activities
b. To submit a letter to the courts inquiring the number of
cases involving indigenous people in CARAGA.
She also informed us that we will have an exam on Sept. 3. Some
students in the class will receive an email containing fact sheets
about Legal Writing.

5.) On August 29, Saturday, we had a meeting together with our


seniors. ULAP was introduced to us and a number of seniors were
added to Group 2:
a. ABESAMIS, Dan Runille
b. YASHIHARA, Sara Ai Jenne
c. PIZARRO, Jon Kristoffer

d. RIPARIP, Delmer
Abesamis(?) was appointed as the leader; Alvin Pateres was
appointed as secretary.
The task of Group 2 was to create a Facebook page for ULAP, and
to research about the number of cases involving indigenous people in
CARAGA.
6.) On September 4, Padua, Sumayod, Galvez and Pateres met up
with Atty. Montero at the ULAP office. They were invited to attend
a seminar at GIZ.
7.) On September 5, they attended said seminar along with
members from other group.
8.) On September 11, Keith Galvez embarked on a happy journey
the courts to personally deliver the letters. Total Expenses
incurred: around 1,190 which 7 members of the group paid as
due.
We have been awaiting for their response from this point on.

V.

Findings

LOCATION
MTCC-OCC

Hall of Justice
Butuan

CASES
No cases

RTC

Hall of Justice
Butuan

Several cases;
Attached in
this study.

RTC-OCC

Prosperidad,
Agusan del
Sur

RTC

Bayugan City

They have
inventory of
cases
involving IPs
No record

ADDTL INFO
They will forward
the letter to
NCIP
Suggested that
we approach
NCIP regarding
the cases related
to IPs and
suggested that
we approach
Atty. Edwin
Luneta
Usually related
to mining
Busy

They cant
identify whether
the case
involves IP or not
because as they
docket, they
only classify
whether its a
criminal or civil
case
Suggested that
we approach
Atty. Plaza of
NCIP

RTC

Cantilan

One case (civil


case no. 224)

MTCC-OCC

Surigao City

MTC

Nasipit

2 courts of
MTCC branch 1
& 2 have no
pending nor
terminated
case involving
IPS
No cases

RTC

Lianga

There are
cases

Most of these
cases are

VI.

Analysis and Derived Issue

From this data we can infer that out of 9 courts that responded, 4
courts have no cases involving IPs. RTC-OCC of Prosperidad has an
inventory but failed to deliver. And RTC Lianga have case involving
Lumads but referred us to a quasi court in Diatagon. RTC Bayugan has
no record.
From this we have derived questions:
How do they keep and sort these records? How do they
filter whether the case involves an IP or not? How come
RTC Butuan was able to give us the cases with the
details while RTC Bayugan cannot?
In RTC Bayugan, they cant identify whether the case involves IP or not
because as they docket, they only classify whether its a criminal or
civil case.
VII.

Recommendations

We recommend further study about the aforementioned question. We


also recommend locating all quasi courts or any courts for for
Indigenous Peoples and find out whether they have records or not
(considering that theyre mostly verbal).
Specifically, we would like to find out exactly how these courts keep
their records. Do they use a software integrated to all courts or the
government? Do they use a simple excel spreadsheet? Or do they stick
to the ancient ways of writing it on paper?
The importance of finding this out is so we could learn how the courts
(or even the government) keep and take care of their records. If its
through a government-created software, it might require the user a
further study of that software as to how to filter out the cases (if they
involve IPs). If filtering out IP cases is a new thing, how can that
software cater for this purpose? And what are the limitations of that
software?
If its a simple MS Excel spreadsheet, filtering is easy but we need to
know how the spreadsheet is composed or programmed.
If its through paper, we have an obvious problem.
If there are other ways, and because were first years and are ignorant
of court matters, that is why this study exists to find it out

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