Case Study - Philippines Metagora Pilot Project CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND LOCAL CONSULTATIONS (page 2)
2.1.2.5 Methodology
Chair Purificacion Quisumbing set the tone of the training by providing an analytical lecture on the relationship between internationally recognised human rights and the statutory rights of indigenous peoples as provided for under IPRA. She successfully presented IP rights guaranteed under IPRA as a means by which international norms and standards on human rights could be attained. The hired training expert conducted the lectures on FGD. Open forums were included as an integral part of both lectures.
To ensure understanding and applications of theories learned, the participants were grouped according to tribes and were given the opportunity to engage in the following activities:
- Formulation of FGD questions
- Critiquing of FGD questions by tribe group
- Practicum in the use of the FGD Guide
- Recording and reporting system
- Planning for a FGD
Based on the questions formulated by each tribe, a common set of questions was developed. A technical working group (TWG) from among the participants was created and tasked to edit and finalise the guide questions for FGD. These questions were incorporated in the FGD Guide that was initially drafted by Atty. Anita Chauhan, project technical officer and coordinator, and presented to the participants for comments. The result was an FGD Guide that was cooperatively designed by the participants.
A system of reporting results that would enable Project staff to analyse the results was installed by the project staff through Atty. Anita Chauhan. The project staff facilitated planning on what was done after the FGD training and before the actual FGD.
2.1.2.6 Training Outcomes, Outputs, Agreements, and Decisions
The training resulted in the creation of a well-knit and prepared group of moderators, recorders and supervisors ready and confident to carry out FGDs in each tribe.
Regional action plans for FGDs were formulated. The FGD schedule was as follows:
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| 18 January 2005 | Bago Tribe | Sugpon, Ilocos Sur |
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| 20 January 2005 | Kankana-ey Tribe | Kibungan, Benguet |
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| 21 January 2005 | Bugkalot Tribe | Bayombong,Nueva Vizcaya |
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The following decisions were reached and agreed upon:
- The selection of participants for the FGD in the project sites would be undertaken by the IP FGD moderators and recorders, in consultation with their community leaders or elders, and the resulting selection would be relayed to the NCIP regional officials who shall recommend the list to PIO;
- Moderators and recorders, with guidance from NCIP supervisors, would assume the task of translating the FGD questions into their respective languages; and
- The NCIP and CHRP, acting as the monitoring supervisors during the conduct of the FGD, shall observe the session and participate in the reporting of results.
The FGD training elicited great interest on FGD and human rights among the participants. They recommended that human rights, IPRA and IP rights be always included in any activity conducted under the project. They went home looking forward to their involvement in the FGD that will be conducted in their respective ancestral domains.
2.1.2.7 Other Observations
The FGD training went smoothly and as planned. The participants arrived a day before the training, hence there was no delay in the activities. The hired trainers did their best to deliver the training services according to the agreed training design, and the audio-visual equipment procured for this project facilitated the training.
2.1.3 FGD Guide
2.1.3.1 IP Stakeholders and Partners’ Participation in Development of the FGD Guide Development
The FGD Guide that was prepared as part of the training integrated the FGD questions that were drawn from the participants and was finalised by a technical working group from among the participants.
2.1.3.2 Content of the FGD Guide
The moderator was identified as the main user of the guide. The moderator’s role during the FGD was clearly specified in the guide.
The guide instructs the moderator to set the tone of the FGD by introducing himself/herself, the recorder and the NCIP and CHRP supervisors. Then, the purposes of the FGD are explained. After the preliminaries, the moderator conducts the FGD according to the guide:
- Opening
- Introduction
- Key Questions
- Summary Questions
- Final Question
- Concluding Statement
2.1.4 Data ollection through FGD
2.1.4.1 Data-collection Schedules
Three separate dates and venues were planned for the actual data-collection through FGD. The following were the dates and venue of the FGD data-collection:
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| Tribe | Date | Venue |
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| Bago |
18 January 2005 |
Municipal Gymnasium
Sugpon, Ilocos Sur |
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| Kankana-ey |
20 January 2005 |
Municipal Hall
Kibungan, Benguet |
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| Bugkalot |
21 January 2005 |
Dumlao Farmers Training Center
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya |
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