By: Ginaida, Albano
Indigenous Peoples Rights Act 1997 (Republic Act No. 8371 of 1997). “An Act to recognize, protect and promote the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples, creating a National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, establishing implementing mechanisms, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.” For the past years regardless that there are already laws protecting indigenous people all over the globe but discrimination and taking advantages of them has still been a global problem so the question and concern now is how can we able as students to help IP’s to be enlighten and do something to fight for their own rights so that no greedy people would dare to go against them. Base also on the UDHR Article 1. “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” Everyone has the right to live without fear and that I think would be the best remedy to every IP’s, to make them realized that no one has the rights to hurt, use, and make fun of them.
The world is changing as fast as that we cannot feel it anymore but it does happen, countries like the Philippines is a very diverse country composed of so many group of islands that also have group of IP’s in it. I felt like technology advancement really help in terms of many things that makes mankind’s life easier but with regards to culture, technology act as a medium to reminds people of the lost tradition the make us who we are. IP’s have so many unique culture, they make sure that they practice them and pass them to the next generation. Their unique culture makes them stand out and known among the rest of other tribes. I believe that Philippine government should pay attention on implying their laws so that everyone would be grateful and will be more participative in the government that might result to unity and diversity respect. Discrimination have been so timely because the government itself don’t have such power in fully implementing it in every parts of it’s country. IP’s makes a big impact in the worlds preservation of nature because they themselves love it and they will do everything to protect it. In my experienced making animation using technology I realized that as a simple student we could make an impact to the world in terms of so many ways for example in my topic which is discrimination among IP’s, I used technology as medium to promote awareness not just in my co-student but most probably to the people in the community and with that I felt like in my simple way I myself make a move in making the world much nicer with diversity respect. On the other hand, we all know that not all IP’s are able to finish college that’s way it is also one of the reason why they are being discriminated. Now I think if we could do something in making them literate is to make them aware of their rights and be enlighten that they deserve to be treated equally.
All in all, I would like to sum-up this whole thing with a message telling all people the we could be a move in every depriving situation for others, it might not be easy but I can tell that with determine personality and willingness to do or help other people we could have an amazing world were in greedy people will not be allowed to take part in one community. I remember when making animation with the use technology it takes so much of my time but satisfied me as the time we finished it. Culture might vary in different community but it’s our responsibility to pay respect on their own practices. Illiterate ones can be Literate if and only If someone would help them to know what they need to know. Technology is constantly advancing and we could use it in spreading awareness so that people would be more careful and the world will be more likable to live. As what Julius Erving said; “I firmly believe that respect is a lot more important, and a lot greater, than popularity.
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