Indigenous Minority Rights – 2021
2021
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 Transition Authority established the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs and named a minister in February 2019.[2] As of December 2021, the BARMM parliament was yet to pass the Indigenous Peoples Code.[3]
[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.
[3] “BARMM starts consultations on draft local governance code,” Philippine News Agency, February 9, 2022. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1167423