Indigenous Minority Rights – 2020
2020
Full Implementation 
A plebiscite ratified the Bangsamoro Basic Law on January 21, 2019.[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 of choice of ethnic identity. The new Bangsamoro Transitional Authority established the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs and named a minister in February 2019.[2]
[1] “Fifth public report,” Third Party Monitoring Team, March 11, 2019.
[2] “Murad vows a government ‘free of all the ills of governance;’ names 10 ministers, Minda News, February 27, 2019.