GENEALOGICAL AGGREGATION AND ANCESTRAL DOMAIN MANAGEMENT: A WEB-BASED GIS IMPLEMENTATION IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

摘要

The nascency of emerging technologies brought significant impact to different walks of life, and most prone to vulnerability and repress the marginalized society, especially in developing countries at large. This study's domain focuses on the Indigenous Peoples (IP) of the Philippines in a select geographic region. According to the country's Republic Act number 8371 (RA 8371) or commonly known as the "Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA)", is to preserve and protect the cultural diversity, solidarity, rights, welfare, and ownership of ancestral lands exhibited to the indigenous community. There have been reports on cases and incidents of land disputes, miscalculation of boundaries, and inconsistencies of terrestrial data throughout times. In some extant literature, challenges such as inaccuracy and loss of genealogical records have been accounted for, which must be kept preserving their ancestral origin. To address the issues presented herein, we conducted an assessment in the case of the Caraga region. First, we gathered data through available permitted documents from the National Commission's office on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), the sole agency in IPRA law implementation. Second, we interviewed key personnel of the agency and triangulated them with the documents presented. Third, we analyzed the data and presented the recommendatory solutions to the agency. The recommendation encompasses digitized spatial data banking and building a demographic profile among IPs. Thus, Genealogical aggregation and ancestral domain management system. The system was built using the web 2.0 architecture integrating therein other technological platforms such as GIS, Google map, database infrastructure, and other mapping tools. Genealogical aggregation starts from profiling each IP and aggregates with other profiles to produce a genealogical record or its ancestral origin. In contrast, ancestral domain management enables the user to manage the platform like uploading shapefiles and updating maps overlayered in the google maps, which renders a visual representation of ancestral land. In conclusion, upon implementing this study, it provides a convenient way of accessing information, producing accurate and timely records, and printable maps, thereby expediting the IPRA law's goals in preserving and conserving the indigenous group.