Eskaya DATUS

08/02/2026

ANIM NA BUWAN BAGO ANG PAGWAWAKAS NG PANUNUNGKULAN: PAGPILI NG IPMR AT PAGSASAGAWA NG KAMPANYA SA IMPORMASYON AT EDUKASYON (IEC)
•Information Education Campaign (IEC)
- Upang matiyak na ang boses ng mga Katutubong Pilipino (IPs) ay tunay na naririnig sa gobyerno.
Buod ng IEC para sa Pagpili ng IPMR
•Ang pangunahing layunin nito ay ang pagsunod sa RA 8371 (IPRA Law)
-Upang matiyak na ang pagpili ng kinatawan ay hindi basta-basta, kundi nakaugat sa kultura at batas ng bansa.
1. Bakit ito kailangan?
Kaalaman:
•Upang malaman ng mga komunidad ang karapatan nila sa mandatory representation.
Transparensya:
•Upang maging malinis at patas ang pagpili ng bagong IPMR.
Customary Laws:
•Upang masigurado na ang tradisyonal na paraan ng pagpili ng mga lider ang masusunod.
2. Timeline:
•Ang 6 na Buwang Paghahanda
-Dapat magsimula ang IEC anim (6) na buwan bago matapos ang termino ng kasalukuyang IPMR. Ito ang karaniwang daloy:
BUWAN NA GAWAIN
Buwan 1-2 Social Preparation:
•Pagbisita sa mga komunidad at pagbibigay ng impormasyon gamit ang sariling wika.
Buwan 3-4 Consultation:
•Pagpupulong ng mga elder, lider, kababaihan, at kabataan para sa consensus.
Buwan 5 Selection Process:
•Ang mismong pagpili base sa kinagawiang batas (customary laws).
Buwan 6 Validation:
•Pagproseso ng dokumento para sa Certificate of Affirmation (COA) mula sa NCIP.
3. Mga Pangunahing Elemento ng Kampanya
Konsultasyon:
•Hindi lang ito utos mula sa itaas; dapat itong dumaan sa mga elder at tradisyonal na lider.
Capacity Building:
•Pagsasanay sa mga potensyal na lider tungkol sa kung paano gumagana ang LGU at paano gumawa ng mga polisiya/ordinansa.
Kultural na Paraan:
•Paggamit ng mga materyales na madaling intindihin (flyers o radio announcements) sa lokal na dialekto.
4. Legal na Basehan
RA 8371 (IPRA) Section 16: Ang karapatan ng mga IP na makilahok sa pagdedesisyon sa lahat ng antas ng gobyerno.
NCIP AO No. 001, s. 2009: Ang pambansang gabay para sa Mandatory Representation.
Paalala:
•Ang IPMR ay hindi isang politiko sa tradisyonal na kahulugan; sila ay tulay ng kultura sa loob ng konseho ng bayan o lalawigan. Kaya naman kritikal na ang mapipiling kinatawan ay may basbas ng kanilang komunidad at hindi ng mga lokal na politiko.

07/02/2026

KAPANGYARIHAN NG IPMR

Walang kapangyarihan ang mga Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives (IPMRs) na magtanggal o magdiskwalipika ng mga miyembro ng isang Indigenous Political Structure (IPS).

Batay sa mga alituntunin ng National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), partikular na sa NCIP Administrative Order No. 3, Series of 2018, narito ang mahahalagang punto tungkol sa kapangyarihan ng isang Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR):

1. Limitadong Kapangyarihan

Ang pangunahing tungkulin ng isang IPMR ay magsilbing boses ng mga katutubo sa local legislative councils (barangay, munisipyo, o lalawigan). Sila ay nasa ilalim ng Indigenous Political Structure (IPS) at hindi ang kabaligtaran.

2. Ang IPS ang Pinakamataas na Awtoridad

Ang IPS (na binubuo ng mga Tribal Elders at Leaders) ang siyang may kapangyarihan ayon sa kanilang Customary Laws. Sila ang nagdedesisyon kung sino ang magiging miyembro ng kanilang istruktura at kung sino ang karapat-dapat na maging kinatawan (IPMR).

3. Walang Administrative Authority sa IPS

Walang legal na basehan sa ilalim ng IPRA (Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997) na nagbibigay ng awtoridad sa isang IPMR na pakialaman ang komposisyon ng kanilang IPS. Ang IPMR ay pinili ng IPS; kaya naman, ang IPS ang may kapangyarihang magdisiplina o magtanggal sa isang IPMR sa pamamagitan ng "loss of confidence," ngunit hindi ito maaaring gawin ng IPMR laban sa mga miyembro ng IPS.

4. Paggalang sa Customary Laws

Ang pagtatanggal ng sinumang miyembro ng katutubong pamayanan mula sa kanilang liderato ay dapat dumaan sa tradisyunal na proseso ng komunidad at hindi desisyon lamang ng isang indibidwal na nakaupo sa gobyerno.

MGA LEGAL NA BASIHAN

1. Ang Karapatan sa Self-Governance (Section 13)

Ayon sa Section 13 ng IPRA, kinikilala ng estado ang karapatan ng mga ICCs/IPs (Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples) na pamahalaan ang kanilang sarili.

"The State recognizes the inherent right of ICCs/IPs to self-governance and self-determination and respects the integrity of their values, practices and institutions."

Dahil dito, ang Indigenous Political Structure (IPS) ang siyang kinikilalang institusyon ng pamamahala sa loob ng komunidad. Ang IPMR ay isang "extension" lamang ng komunidad sa gobyerno, hindi ang pinuno ng IPS.

2. Kahulugan ng Indigenous Political Structure (Section 3-p)

Sa batas, ang IPS ay tinutukoy bilang ang mga tradisyunal na sistema ng pamumuno. Ang mga lider dito (Elders/Leaders) ay kinikilala dahil sa kanilang kaalaman sa Customary Law, hindi dahil sa sila ay in-appoint ng isang IPMR.

Walang anumang probisyon sa IPRA na nagbibigay sa isang halal o itinalagang kinatawan (tulad ng IPMR) ng kapangyarihang baguhin ang tradisyunal na istruktura ng kanilang tribo.

3. NCIP Administrative Order No. 3, Series of 2018

Ito ang pinaka-importanteng dokumento tungkol sa mga IPMR. Ayon sa Section 23 (Accountability):

Ang IPMR ay direktang may pananagutan sa kanyang IPS at sa buong komunidad.

Ang IPS ang may kapangyarihang bawiin ang mandato ng isang IPMR (Removal or Recall) kung ito ay hindi na sumusunod sa kagustuhan ng tribo.

Baliktad ang sitwasyon:

Ang IPS ang "boss" at ang IPMR ang kinatawan. Hindi maaaring tanggalin ng kinatawan ang mga taong naglagay sa kanya sa posisyon.

Konklusyon

Ang anumang pagtatangka ng isang IPMR na magtanggal ng miyembro ng IPS ay maituturing na "Ultra Vires" o isang pagkilos na labas sa kanyang legal na kapangyarihan. Ito ay isang paglabag sa karapatan ng komunidad sa Self-Governance.

Maaaring maghain ng reklamo sa NCIP (National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) kung mayroong IPMR na umaabuso sa kanyang katungkulan at pilit na nakikialam sa internal na istruktura ng tribo.

12/12/2023

My ever dearest papa: 😭😭😭🙏

My heart aches with overwhelming sadness as I write this letter, knowing you are no longer with us. The news of your passing has left a void in my life that words cannot express. Though I cannot be there to say goodbye in person, my thoughts and love are with you every moment.

My mind is flooded with memories of our time together. Your warmth, your laughter, your unwavering support, and your unconditional love – these are the things I will cherish forever. You were my rock, my confidante, and my guiding light. Your absence leaves an immeasurable hole in my life.

I am deeply saddened that I could not be there to see you one last time. The distance between us makes the pain even more unbearable. However, please know that my spirit is with you, and I will carry you in my heart wherever I go.

Papa, you were the most incredible father anyone could ask for. You taught me so much about life, about strength, about resilience, and about love. You were my role model, my inspiration, and my best friend. I will miss you more than words can say.

Though you are gone, your legacy lives on in the hearts of all who knew and loved you. Your spirit will continue to guide me and give me strength. I promise to honor your memory and live my life to the fullest, just as you taught me.

Rest in peace, Papa. May you find eternal peace and happiness in the afterlife with beloved mama and baby brother Marlon Emmanuel. I love you more than words can express.

With all our love,

Raja Doms (Your Omee), Manong Neil, Inday Lourdes, Crescencio (Toto), Daniel (Dandan), Mary Jean (Ging Ging), Jomarie (Jeje), and late Marlon Emmanuel. With your grandchildren papa, we love you so much 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😭😭😭🙏



Papa, mangita ko pamaage nga makauli 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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21/08/2023

Dapat matagmiembro sa tribu edukado sa maayong pamatasan ug gawi bisan pa ug dili edukado sa mga kinaadman nga gikan sa eskwelahan.

--- Raja Doms IPON ---

21/08/2023

Glimpse of Eskaya Tribal Leadership : Indigenous Political Structure (IPS)

15/08/2023

Subject : Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)

Unang pangutana: Gikinahanglan pa ba sa usa ka miembro sa tribu nga mananghid pa sa iyaha kaubanan sa maong tribu nga mosulod siya niini?

Ikaduhang pangutana: Asa man ka makakita ug tribu sa Pilipinas nga mananghid pa sa iyaha kauban sa tribu (Eskaya ngadto sa iyaha isig ka-Eskaya) para makasulod ka sa ancestral domain o yutang kabilin kun diin ikaw usa ka kabahin niini?

Usa kini ka timailhan kung unsa kita ka ignorante sa balaod sa IPRA.

Ang tribu katawhang Eskaya usa pamilya ug banay. Kung ikaw kabahin sa tribu dili na gikinahanglan nga mananghid ka pa sa imo mismo katribu nga mosulod ka sa ancestral domain (yutang kabilin) kun diin ikaw usa kabahin niini. Apan: How come nga pangayoan ko ug Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) sa mga Eskaya nga anaa namuyo dihaa sa Barangay Taytay Duero para lang makasulod sa ilang lugar?

06/05/2022

rise up

21/09/2021

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1You have searched me, Lord,

and you know me.

2You know when I sit and when I rise;

you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

4Before a word is on my tongue

you, Lord, know it completely.

5You hem me in behind and before,

and you lay your hand upon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

7Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

8If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

9If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle on the far side of the sea,

10even there your hand will guide me,

your right hand will hold me fast.

11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me

and the light become night around me,”

12even the darkness will not be dark to you;

the night will shine like the day,

for darkness is as light to you.

13For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful,

I know that full well.

15My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place,

when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16Your eyes saw my unformed body;

all the days ordained for me were written in your book

before one of them came to be.

17How precious to me are your thoughts, God!

How vast is the sum of them!

18Were I to count them,

they would outnumber the grains of sand—

when I awake, I am still with you.

19If only you, God, would slay the wicked!

Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!

20They speak of you with evil intent;

your adversaries misuse your name.

21Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,

and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?

22I have nothing but hatred for them;

I count them my enemies.

23Search me, God, and know my heart;

test me and know my anxious thoughts.

24See if there is any offensive way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting.

The Holy Bible, New International Version® NIV®

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07/08/2021

I am totally speechless for having this award. I give all the glory, honor, and praise to the LORD GOD of heaven and earth for another blessing this year. This is for You dear LORD GOD. In the Precious Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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Raja Dominador Datahan Magarin is a Theocracist, Indigenous Peoples Counselor and Consultant, Law & Environmental Advocate, Public Speaker & Debater, Educator, Researcher, and Vlogger. He belongs to the Eskaya Tribal Community with its ancestral domain in Bohol Islands Province and founder of the Eskaya Sotbaganate and Rajanate in southern part of the Philippines. He is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in International Relations (BSIR), Bachelor of Elementary Education (BEED), and Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) of the Mindanao State University, Main Campus, Marawi City, Philippines.
Currently, he is a Filipino foreign teacher in English language and grammar, science, and mathematics under the Nonthaburi Province Foreign Teaching Project of Ramkhamhaeng Institute of Languages (RIL) of the Ramkhamhaeng University Main Campus, Bangkok, Kingdom of Thailand. He is the first Filipino foreign teacher appointed as the Reading and Interview Assessor of the Nonthaburi Provincial Administrative Organization of the Provincial Government of Nonthaburi, Thailand. He also founded and presently serve as the executive director of the International Filipino Organization that primordially aims for Filipino teachers’ excellence in the teaching profession overseas. In 2010, he opened the and implemented the quality policy and standard for English Education Program under the Office of the Non-Formal and Informal Education (ONIE), United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Thailand Office for the provinces of Yasothon and Loei, Kingdom of Thailand within the period of two (2) year and eight (😎 months. In the past, he represented the Philippines as an independent adjudicator during the third United Asian Universities Debating Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand last 2010 at Assumption University of Thailand.

In the Philippines, he acted as the Survey Executive Chairman of the Quality Executive Survey Committee for Accreditation for Saint Peter’s College conducted survey, inventory, implementation, and periodic review of the quality assurance and standards to the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities-Commission on Accreditation. He initiated the formulation and total implementation of Saint Peter’s College Quality Manual in Iligan City, Philippines which includes Quality System Manual, Quality System Procedures, Departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Institutional Quality Policy.

In the Southern Philippine parliamentary debating arena, he is regarded as the “Father of Caraga Parliamentary Debating” in the northeastern part of Mindanao, Philippines leading to the annual convention and conference of Caraga Regional Schools Debating Championships. He also served as the third remarkable convenor and tournament director of the 3rd Mindanao Parliamentary Debating Championship 2001, an annual debate tournament among colleges and universities in Mindanao .

As Founder, Chief Executive Officer/Director General, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Jesus University of Divine Education Ambassadors Nexus of Intelligence and Supernatural Metaphysics (JUDEANISM) through JUDEANISM School of Passionate English Adjudicators and Keen Speakers (JUDEANISM SPEAKS); initiated, created, and accredited the foundation of duly established English speech and debating clubs and societies using parliamentary debate formats among private and public secondary schools in Northeastern Mindanao otherwise known as ‘Caraga Administrative Region-XIII’, Republic of the Philippines.
As Founder and Director of the Tournament, established and managed Caraga Speech and Debate Council since 1997 to date with world quality standard annual public speaking and debate tournaments for Butuan City Schools Debating Championships; Caraga Schools Debating Championships; and Mindanao Parliamentary Debating Championships using parliamentary debate formats in preparation of the Philippine debating delegations to the annual national parliamentary debating competitions, United Asian Debating Championships (UADC), Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships, and World Universities Debating Championships (WUDC).

As Founding Chairman, Executive Director, and Consultant to the JUDEANISM Schools of Passionate English Adjudicators and Keen Speakers (JUDEANISM SPEAKS), he aims to finally shift the policy of training students and teachers exclusively for the Indigenous People’s students and educators thru:
1. ADS-IPP-DAYS Council and Education Supervisor of English, Division Office, Department of Education, Agusan del Sur Indigenous Peoples Peace Debate of Ancestors Young Speakers (ADS-IPP-DAYS), Division of Agusan del Sur, Department of Education, Government Center, Patin-ay, Agusan del Sur, Philippines that started last May 30, 2008 to date;
2. Regularly pursue the annual Debate Organization of Maharlikan Adjudicators and Independent Nobles - Indigenous Peoples Peace Debate of Ancestors Young Speakers (DOMAIN-IPP DAYS) under the management and supervision of the JUDEANISM School of Passionate English Adjudicators and Keen Speakers, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte Province, Philippines that started last November 29, 2000 to date; and
3. Empower the Indigenous Peoples Educators through the annual hosting of the Raja Doms Indigenous Peoples Organic Network of Teachers – Masters Assembly of Parliamentary Speeches (Raja IPON Teachers–MAPS) Philippines; and
4. Organized the annual World Indigenous Peoples Peace Debate of Ancestors Young Speakers (World IPP DAYS); and
5. Set up scholarship and education assistance to the Indigenous Peoples young children and educators studying at the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPED) schools managed by the Department of Education.

03/07/2021