House pushes 20 years IP claim to ancestral lands
(WorldNews Asia)

Home Press Releases PRESS RELEASES SOURCE: Press and Public Affairs Bureau House pushes 20 years IP claim to ancestral lands 25-June-2017, 09:54:58 AM The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 5350 which extends for another 20 years the period by which cultural communities/indigenous peoples can secure the Certificate of Title to their ancestral lands. Under Republic Act 8371 or `The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997,` the ICCs/IPs have only until October 2017 to avail themselves of their right to own their ancestral lands. House Bill No. 5350, or an `Act Extending The Period For Indigenous Cultural Communities/ Indigenous Peoples To Exercise The...