Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative

Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representatives are members of legislatures in the Philippines who represents the interest of indigenous peoples in their respective constituencies.

Background

Under the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997, recognizes the rights of indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples recognizes to participate at all levels of decision-making.
This mandates local government units with ICCs/IPs – barangays, municipalities, cities, and provinces to have indigenous peoples mandatory representatives 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.