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Philippines - Indigenous and tribal peoples - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Memorandum providing for the creation of a special task force to address the emergency situations adversely affecting the indigenous peoples (No. 63).

Adoption: 2002-06-04 | PHL-2002-M-65827

Provides for establishment of Special Task Force which shall immediately act to address emergency situations affecting indigenous peoples. Emergency situations are those cases adversely affecting rights and welfare of indigenous peoples, and requiring immediate action and remedial measures by the Government, or such situations deemed by the President to be in need of urgent response.

Philippines - Indigenous and tribal peoples - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Executive Order No. 1 creating the office of the Presidential Adviser for indigenous peoples' affairs.

Adoption: 2001-02-20 | PHL-2001-M-60616

Made under the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act, 1997. Provides for the establishment of the Officer of the Presidential Adviser for Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, and regulates its functions and procedures.

Philippines - Indigenous and tribal peoples - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Administrative Order No. 108 creating a presidential task force on indigenous peoples to ensure the immediate implementation of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act and defining the functions thereof.

Adoption: 2000-02-10 | PHL-2000-M-57968

Provides for the establishment of the Presidential Task Force on Indigenous Peoples (PTFIP) to ensure that the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples is able to fulfill its mandate so that the rights of the indigenous peoples are protected and recognised in accordance with the constitution. Regulates composition and powers of the task force.

Philippines - Indigenous and tribal peoples - Law, Act

Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (R.A. No. 8371). -

Adoption: 1997-10-29 | Date of entry into force: 1998-04-14 | PHL-1997-L-50632

Chapter I declares that the State shall recognize and promote the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples. Chapter II sets forth definitions. Chapter III provides for rights to ancestral domains. Ancestral domains shall be the private property of indigenous peoples; in return, indigenous peoples shall have the responsibility of maintaining the ecology and restoring denuded areas. The right to self-governance and empowerment is provided by Chapter IV; inter alia, indigenous peoples shall have the right to use a common justice system. Chapter V sets forth human rights, including freedom from discrimination against indigenous peoples and a right to special protection in times of armed conflict. Chapter VI provides for the recognition of the cultural integrity of indigenous peoples, and for their intellectual property rights with respect to cultural and religious property. Chapter VII establishes a National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) which shall have the function of promoting the interests of indigenous peoples. The delineation and recognition of ancestral domains is covered by Chapter VIII. The remaining Chapters provide for procedures for the enforcement of rights, an Ancestral Domains Fund, penalties, and related matters.