Sustainability Practices and Community Resilience: Mapping Indigenous Wisdom for Urban Development through Lived Experiences of Iraya Mangyans

Indigenous knowledge systems offer critical insights into sustainability and resilience, yet they remain marginal in dominant development and urban planning frameworks. This study examines how the sustainability practices of the Iraya Mangyans in Mindoro contribute to community resilience and how these practices may inform urban development strategies. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, the research documents lived experiences related to environmental stewardship, governance, livelihoods, cultural continuity, and spiritual ecology. Findings reveal that resilience is produced through integrated socio-ecological practices rooted in ethical responsibility, collective decision-making, intergenerational knowledge transmission, and culturally embedded environmental relations. The study contributes to sustainability science by articulating Indigenous resilience as a holistic system rather than a set of discrete practices, offering policy-relevant insights for culturally responsive and ecologically grounded urban development.