Free, Prior and Informed Consent (Fpic ): Case Study of Indigenous Cultural Communities Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines

This article analyzes the operation of the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples through Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) among the Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP) in Philippines. This analysis is significant in order to assess, using quantitative approach, the recognition and implementation of the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples at domestic level. For purposes of clarity, this article is divided into four main parts. In the first part, this article describes the definition and status of the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples under international law. The second part explains the principles of FPIC with reference to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The third part describes the background of the indigenous peoples in the Philippines, known as the Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP). The last part of this article analyzes the recognition of the FPIC in theory and the implementation. This article concludes that recognition of the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples should be observed by all States to be in conformity with international law.