MANILA — The Filipino indigenous peoples group Kalipunan ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (Katribu) has brought before a United Nations body the cases of killings, attacks on schools and forced evacuation of tribal communities under the term of President Aquino. Piya Macliing-Malayao, Katribu secretary general, said that based on international treaties and standards, the Aquino government failed to fulfill its commitment and obligation to respect the right to ancestral land and self-determination of the indigenous peoples, and to promote their genuine and effective participation in decision-making especially in all its business endeavors. She submitted the cases of human rights violations to the eight session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP). Malayao called for the revocation of Aquino’s counterinsurgency program Oplan Bayanihan, the Arroyo Executive Order 546 which mandates the military as investment defense forces, and the dismantling of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). The EMRIP is a subsidiary body of the Geneva-based Human Rights Council (HRC), and advises the body on its thematic studies. The session was held in Geneva, Switzerland from July 20 to 24. Malayao also called for a country visit to the Philippines by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples (UNSRRIP) to assess the indigenous peoples situation. She noted that the Philippine representative to the UN body was not present during her presentation.