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  2. Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Philippine House Committee on Indigenous Cultural Communities ...

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    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.

  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. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Human rights in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The concept of "human rights," in the context of the Philippines, pertains mainly (but is not limited) to the civil and political rights of a person living in the Philippines. [4] Human rights are a justified set of claims that set moral standards to members of the human race, not exclusive to a specific community or citizenship. [5]

  7. These beauty queens are fighting for transgender rights in ...

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    Those troubling factors led the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines to tell the U.N. Human Rights Council that the transgender community is "one of the most marginalized and neglected ...

  8. National Cultural Heritage Act - Wikipedia

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    An Act Providing for the Protection and Conservation of the National Cultural Heritage, Strengthening the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and its affiliated cultural agencies, and for other purposes. Bill citation: Senate Bill 3014: Received from the House of Representatives of the Philippines: January 26, 2009: Member(s) in ...

  9. Philippine Senate Committee on Cultural Communities

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    The Philippine Senate Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs is a standing committee of the Senate of the Philippines.