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Chapter II, Section 3h of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 defines "indigenous peoples" (IPs) and "indigenous cultural communities" (ICCs) as: . A group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since ...
The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 (IPRA), officially designated as Republic Act No. 8371, is a Philippine law that recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities and Indigenous peoples in the Philippines.
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is the agency of the national government of the Philippines that is responsible for protecting the rights of the indigenous peoples of the Philippines. [2] The commission is composed of seven commissioners. It is attached to the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
Human rights in the Philippines#Indigenous peoples' rights; Retrieved from "https: ...
The Philippines is inhabited by more than 182 ethnolinguistic groups, [1]: 5 many of which are classified as "Indigenous Peoples" under the country's Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997. Traditionally-Muslim peoples from the southernmost island group of Mindanao are usually categorized together as Moro peoples , whether they are classified ...
In pre-colonial Philippines, both men and women enjoyed the same rights and privileges. [20] Women, like men, can ascend the headship of families, villages, and cities. [71] Women can also ascend the throne of a nation. In some cases, some queens have ascended as sole ruler, superior to her consort. [72] [73] [74]
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has taken steps to to address human rights abuses in the country, including the killings of journalists and ...
The Philippine House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples, or House Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples Committee is a standing committee of the Philippine House of Representatives.