Mr. Eugenio A. Insigne

Tingguian / Philippines

Occupation: Chairman of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples

UNPFII Portfolio: Environment, Human Rights, Administration of Justice,

EDUCATION

2002-2003: Master in Theology (Earned Units), Maryhill School of Theology

1992-1993: Master in National Security Administration , National Defense College of the Philippines

1976: Bachelor of Laws Degree San Beda College

Bachelor of Science in Commerce Degree, Majors in Management and Marketing, Minor in Economics, St. Louis University, Baguio City

Full Scholar of the Commission on National Integration and Academic Scholar at St. Louis University and San Beda College

WORK EXPERIENCES

Presently, Chairman of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, appointed on June 20, 2007

Commissioner of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples, April 16, 2004 to the present

Elected as Representative of the Asia and Pacific Region to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues as member of its Council of Experts on July 16, 2008

City Prosecutor – Valenzuela City, appointed on February 1, 1999 to April 15, 2004.

Assistant City Prosecutor of Manila, 1986 to 1999

Professor of Criminal Law – Manuel L. Quezon University, College of Law

Read the Philippine Position supporting the United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples Rights at its adoption by the General Assembly on September 13, 2007 as a member of the Philippine Delegation

Delegate to the International Workshop on the draft U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Patzcuaro, Mexico, September 26 to 30, 2005

Member of the Executive Council of the Austronesian Forum

Speaker on the Conference on the role of National Institutions on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, New Delhi, India, October 18 to 19, 2008

Speaker on the “Indigenous Peoples Rights Act: Implementation and Concerns”, National Defense College of the Philippines, July 1, 2008

Delegate to the 7th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, USA, April 27 to May 2, 2008

Member of the Philippine Delegation that attended the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Reporting, Geneva, Switzerland, April 9 to 16, 2008

Lead the Philippine Delegation to the 2007 Austronesian Forum, Taipei and Taitung, Taiwan, December 11 – 14, 2007

Guest speaker at the 15th Anniversary Conference of the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association, Vancouver, Canada, November 4 to 6, 2007

Speaker at the Inaugural Asia Pacific Forum on Mining and Minerals, Vancouver, Canada, September 30 to October 3, 2007

Member, Cordillera Bodong Administration – Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army Negotiating Panel in the 1986 Cordillera Peace Talks which led to the creation of the Cordillera Administrative Region

Former President, Tribal Lawyers Assembly of the Philippines

Incorporator and Director, Cordillera Tribal Communities Development Foundation, Inc.

Former Head, Finance Committee of the Cordillera Bodong Association

Former Head, Liaison Office in Manila of the Cordillera Bodong Association – Cordillera Peoples Liberation Army

Vice Chairman, United Nation Steering Committee for the celebration of 1993 as the year of the Indigenous Peoples

Organizer and General Counsel, Binongan Tribal Federation

Appointed by Pres. Corazon C. Aquino as Sectoral Representative in Congress of the Indigenous Peoples in 1991 and also by the President Fidel Ramos in 1993.

Attended the National Conference on Anti-Corruption, Shangri-la Hotel, October 26-27, 2004

Attended the International Indigenous Forum held in Vancouver, Canada, October 24 and 25, 2002.

Attended the 2nd National Tribal Congress, Great Eastern Hotel, Quezon City, June 27-28, 1998

Attended the Ancestral Domain and Development Plan Conference sponsored by the DENR and the Social Reform Agenda, Camelot Hotel, Quezon City, June 8-9, 1995

Attended the Global Yes Conference, GICOS – February 27 to March, 1995 – Holiday Inn, Quezon City (Global Indigenous Conference and Summit)

Attended the 1st National Tribal Congress – July 5-8, 1994, Batasang Pambansa Complex, Quezon City

Member, Task Force Anti-Heinous Crimes of the Department of Justice

Member, Task Force Anti-Illegal Gambling of the Department of Justice

PUBLISHED ARTICLE

“Democratizing Justice: The Case of Recognizing and Operationalizing Indigenous Dispute/Conflict Resolution and Customary Practices” published in the July 2003 issue of the LAWYER’S REVIEW

AWARDS RECEIVED

DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, National Defense Alumni Association Inc., August 15, 2008

MOST OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS FOR 2007, Public Sector Category National Defense College of the Philippines, August 2007

OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS LEADER AWARDEE, conferred by President Fidel V. Ramos in ceremonies held in Malacañang on December 10, 1993

MOST OUTSTANDING PROSECUTOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, 1995-1996

Plaque of Appreciation given by the NATIONAL DRUG LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PREVENTION COORDINATING CENTER on January 16, 2001 at the Heroes’ Hall, Malacañang Palace which reads: “In grateful recognition of his invaluable contribution to the government’s anti-drug campaign as the City Prosecutor of Valenzuela City whose judicious and steadfast dedication to duty resulted in the efficient prosecution of drug cases.”