Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Stakeholders Management and Conflict Resolution Division (SMCRD) Chief Julie Ibuan (extreme right)
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN. Aeta leaders led by Indigenous People's Organization Chair Roman King show the certificate of ancestral domain given to the tribespeople in Porac, Pampanga on Tuesday (May 31, 2022). The 18,660-hectare approved ancestral domain in Porac, also known as CADT 123, is inhabited by more than 12,000 Ayta Mag-indi and Ayta Mag-antsi IPs. (Photo courtesy of Porac LGU) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The indigenous peoples (IPs) in Porac town have finally received their certificate of the ancestral domain (CADT) after 13 years of waiting. The 18,660-hectare approved ancestral domain known as CADT 123, covers Barangays Camias, Diaz, Inararo, Villa Maria, and Sapang Uwak and is inhabited by more than 12,000 Ayta Mag-indi and Ayta Mag-antsi IPs. Former President and congresswoman-elect Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Vice Governor Lilia Pineda, Roland Calde, regional director of the National Commission on Indigenous People-Region 3, as well as local executives of Porac, led the his