Decision by the Bureau of Lands Manila on the subject complaint filed by Bagua Mama Impao and 33 others against S.A. V-2445 (E-V-1134) of Caram Development Company, Inc., dated Jan. 04, 1988. 24 Ibid. 25 Transmittal of documents submitted on July 12, 1985 by Cipriano B. Catudan. 26 Ibid. 27 Ibid. 28 Report made on October 8, 1993 by Geroncio S. Sumogod, Special Investigator I and Macalaba Hadjitaib, Deputy Public Land Inspector. 29 Group Settlement Subdivision. 30 Report by Sumogod and Hadjitaib, ibid. 31 Memorandum for RTD DENR XII by CENRO Abraham D. Lominog on October 12, 1993. 32 Memorandum for RTD DENR XII by PENRO Cipriano B. Catudan on October 13, 1993. 33 Interview with Nasser Talipasan at Grand Menseng Hotel, Dec. 15, 2008. 34 Ibid. 35 Ibid. 36 Ibid. 37 A doctrine that grants the inherent power and authority of the state to protect persons who are legally unable to act on their own behalf. This authority is intended to further the public trust, safeguard the general and economic welfare of a state's residents, protect residents from illegal practices, and assure that the benefits of federal law are not denied to the general population. States may also invoke parens patriae to protect interests such as the health, comfort, and welfare of the people, interstate water rights, and the general economy of the state. For a state to have standing to sue under the doctrine, it must be more than a nominal party without a real interest of its own and must articulate an interest apart from the interests of particular private parties. http://www.answers.com/topic/parens-patriae. 23
Endnotes Story 1: A Land Dispute between Moro Claimants and Christian Settlers in Impao, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat Key interview with Nasser and Rakman Talipasan, Sept. 11, 2008 in Cotabato City. 2 http://lmb.denr.gov.ph/history.html 3 Draft Case Study “Talipasan Impao vs. Isulan Group Settlement subdivision. fn: Isulan_Talipasan Impao_Matrix on Case Study Questions – submitted by Atty Nerissa Dalig. 4 Letter of Rakman Talipasan addressed to the DENR Secretary dated October 3, 2006, and to the DENR XII RED dated October 16, 2006. 5 Ibid. 6 Letter of Rakman Talipasan to DENR XII RED dated Oct. 16, 2006. 7 Interview with Nasser and Rakman Talipasan September 11, 2008. 8 Ibid. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. 11 Letter of Rakman Talipasan, loc. cit. 12 Letter of Rakman Talipasan to DENR XII RED dated October 16, 2006. 13 Letter of Rakman to DENR RED dated March 12, 2007. 14 Remark made by Tyrone Rosal, current barangay secretary during FGD on Jan. 12, 2009. 15 Barangay Impao Profile. 16 Ibid. 17 Ibid. 18 Ibid. 19 Ibid. 20 Most of the key personnel who were privy to the actions of the DENR related to the tenurial developments in Lot 26 SWO 17260 are no longer connected with the agency. Although the DENR, as a matter of policy does not purge records as other government agencies every five years do, the DENR Region XII had relocated at least twice, making retrieval of documents a daunting task. The reconstruction of this section is based on the available documents and informal interviews made. 21 Decision by the Bureau of Lands Manila on the subject complaint filed by Bagua Mama Impao and 33 others against S.A. V-2445 (E-V-1134) of Caram Development Company, Inc., dated Jan. 04, 1988.. 22 The Decision cited “Bagua Mama and 33 Others” at the subject heading as claimant-complainants. These were not mentioned in the Batasang Pambansa resolution that DENR acted upon. 1
Story 2: A Land Dispute between Moro Ancestral Land’s Claimants and a Christian Settler in Barangay Rangeban, Midsayap, Cotabato “Local Conflict Resolution.” Presentation of Col. Julieto D. Ando GSC (INF) PA, ACUCS for CMO, U7, EASTMINCOM, AFP, delivered Eden Nature Park, 21-24 July 2009 during the occasion of the Training on Conflict Resolution for LGUs. 39 “Kin of MILF members are natives of the barangays while Bantay Bayan members are protecting the interests of settlers who claim ownership of lands there,” according to MILF spokesperson Eid Kabalu as cited by Mind38
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