Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative

Under the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997, recognizes the rights of indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) and indigenous peoples (IPs) recognizes to participate at all levels of decision-making. This mandates local government units (LGUs) with ICCs/IPs – barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces to have indigenous peoples mandatory representatives (IPMRs) in their sanggunian or legislatures. IPMRs as members of local legislatures are expected to represent the interests of their respective communities and craft an IP agenda with consultation with elders and the rest of the IP community. They can also sponsor ordinances and resolutions and conduct committee hearings. ==Current representation==

As of 2020, there were 4,294 IPMRs in the Philippines with most of them at the barangay level. • Province – 32 • City – 30 • Municipality – 380 • Barangay – 3,852 As of 2022, there are 67 LGUs with issues on the acceptance of IPMRs and 530 other LGUs which are eligible to have IPMRs but do not have one. ==Provincial IPMRs==

The following provinces has/had IPMRs. ;Cordillera Administrative Region • Abra • Apayao • Benguet • Kalinga • Mountain Province ;Ilocos Region • La Union • Ilocos Norte • Ilocos Sur ;Cagayan Valley • Aurora • Batanes • Isabela • Nueva Ecija • Nueva Vizcaya • Quirino ;Central Luzon • Bulacan • Rizal • Zambales ;Calabarzon • Quezon ;Mimaropa • Occidental Mindoro • Oriental Mindoro • Palawan • Romblon ;Bicol Region • Camarines Norte ;Western Visayas • Capiz ;Zamboanga Peninsula • Zamboanga del Norte ;Northern Mindanao • Bukidnon • Misamis Oriental ;Caraga • Agusan del Norte • Agusan del Sur • Surigao del Sur ;Soccsksargen • Cotabato • Sarangani • South Cotabato • Sultan Kudarat • Davao del Sur • Davao Oriental • Davao de Oro ;Bangsamoro • Basilan • Maguindanao del Norte. ;Former provinces • Maguindanao ==References==