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  2. Lantaka - Wikipedia

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    These cannons were a display of the status and wealth of the extended family that controlled the longhouse. All worked brass, bronze and copper had value and were used as trade items in early Borneo. Cannons were frequently part of the bride price demanded by the family of an exceptionally desirable bride or the dowry paid to the groom.

  3. Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 - Wikipedia

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    The most recent laws before the Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1997 was passed which recognize the existence of ancestral land right are the Organic Act of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RA 6734, 1989), and the Organic Act for the Cordillera Autonomous Region (RA 6766, 1989). [3]

  4. Indigenous peoples of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, the term is used to refer to indigenous peoples' land rights in law. [12] Ancestral lands are referred to in the Philippines Constitution. Article XII, Section 5 says: "The State, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national development policies and programs, shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural ...

  5. Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Rajah Sulayman of Maynila was also known to have big iron cannons measuring around 17 feet (5.18 m), it was made by a native blacksmith and cannon maker known as Panday Pira. Several native warships such as the karakoa and lanong were equipped with lelas and lantakas and was used against enemy ships and also for naval bombardment against enemy ...

  6. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Definition and use A.C., [1] administrative case [2] N/A: English A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator. Normally, such cases are internal disciplinary matters—court cases criminal and civil can be ...

  7. Philippines accuses China of firing water cannons at its ...

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    The Philippines has accused Chinese Coast Guard ships of firing water cannons ... “China coast guard implemented the necessary controls in accordance with the law and prevented the Philippine ...

  8. Ancestral domain - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, the term is used to refer to indigenous peoples' land rights in law. [14] Ancestral lands are referred to in the Philippines Constitution. Article XII, Section 5 says: "The State, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national development policies and programs, shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural ...

  9. Philippines claims China used water cannon on boats in South ...

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