Indigenous Minority Rights – 2018
2018
Intermediate Implementation 
The BBL was signed into law by President Duterte on July 26, 2018.[1] The law required the regional government to implement laws to protect the following rights: native titles, indigenous customs, indigenous political/judicial structures, revenue sharing for resources in ancestral lands, informed consent, participation in the regional government, basic services, and freedom to choose an ethnic identity. In addition, the regional government is obligated to create a ministry for indigenous peoples.[2]
[1] “President signs Bangsamoro Organic Law,” Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports, July 30, 2018.
[2] “Republic Act No. 11054,” Article IX, Section 3.