Paving the way: RPCO XI’s Component 2 launches activities in DavOr; conducts validation of proposed FMR for Mandaya AD

MATI CITY, April 4, 2025 – The Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) XI Component 2 or Resilient Ancestral Domain Agri-Fisheries Infrastructure launched its component through a 2-day orientation for the Provincial Local Government of Davao Oriental, Local Project Management Implementing Unit (LPMIU), and the Municipality of Tarragona. “After our […]

MIADP Component 2 visits RPCO XI’s proposed FMR with bridge subproject; aims to build better infra proposals across all RPCOs

DAVAO DEL NORTE, MARCH 21, 2025 – As part of the technical review of infrastructure subprojects across all Regional Program Coordination Offices (RPCOs), the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP) visited RPCO XI’s proposed site for its farm-to-market road with bridge infrastructure subproject for the Ata-Manobo Ancestral Domain (AD) in Gupitan, Kapalong. The field visit […]

RPCO XI completes community assemblies of Bagobo-Tagabawa AD

DAVAO DEL SUR, January 30, 2025 – The Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) XI completed its series of community assemblies to the Ancestral Domain of Bagobo-Tagabawa as part of its commitment to maximize the Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project’s (MIADP) implementation in the region. Community assemblies serve as a preparatory step for the project to […]

RPCO XI commences community assemblies of Bagobo-Tagabawa AD

DAVAO DEL SUR, January 16, 2025 – The Department of Agriculture – Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Project (MIADP) Regional Project Coordination Office (RPCO) XI conducted a cluster-based series of community assemblies for the Bagobo-Tagabawa Ancestral Domain (AD), the first of many activities under the project’s social preparation phase. Two clusters from the municipality of Sta. […]

Coffee enterprise to transform Malita tribe’s economic life

Malita, Davao Occidental is known for various cultural arts and the heritage of its people and tribes (minorityright.org).  The indigenous people or IP community primarily Blaan and Tagakaulo tribes (93%) boast significant land resources awarded through a Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) spanning more than 42,000 hectares planted with coffee, corn, coconut, abaca, and durian.  […]

Tribal greetings you can try

They say, “An apple a day, keeps the doctor away!” We say, “Learning a greeting in a dialect per day, keep our misperceptions away!”  Here are some basic lines from our project partners in the DA-Mindanao Inclusive Agriculture Development Plan (MIADP) which you can use the next time you visit them. Region Tribe They say […]

Ata Manobos of Del Norte volunteers for MIADP

Davao del Norte, Region XI Slope map “The Ancestral Domain (AD) Volunteers Training was a resounding success, achieving its objectives of providing comprehensive training and orientation to these AD Volunteers. The participants actively engaged in the sessions, demonstrating a strong commitment to learning and applying the knowledge gained back to their communities,” says TSP-Area Coordinator […]

Best practices accelerate ADAIF formulation in Malita

AD ADSPPYear Formulated Total land area Population Malita 2018, enhanced 2022 42,435.90 ha 44,280 A best practice is a method or technique that has been generally accepted as superior to alternatives because it tends to produce superior results.  The CADT No. R11-MAL-0609-119 Ancestral Domain of Blaan-Tagakaulo ICCs/IPs, Malita, Davao Occidental, Region XI as a project […]