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The Gap Between the Rights and Protections Stipulated by the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 and Their Actual Implementation in Ancestral Domains

by Maorin Aguilar, JD1 & Athaliah Juanillo, JD1 INTRODUCTION Indigenous peoples in the Philippines have long endured historical injustices rooted in dispossession of ancestral lands, marginalization from mainstream political and economic structures, and the gradual erosion of their cultural integrity (Republic Act No. 8371, 1997; National Commission on Indigenous Peoples [NCIP], 1998). In response to … Continue reading The Gap Between the Rights and Protections Stipulated by the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act of 1997 and Their Actual Implementation in Ancestral Domains