File Type
Working Papers
Publication Date
2009
Description
In 1993, the Indigenous Peoples (IPs) of the Philippines marked an initial victory in their struggle to claim their right to ancestral domain when the Philippine Government provided a window for IPs to establish their right to such claims. Through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the government issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 02, a national policy instrument that set the rules and regulations for the identification, delineation, and recognition of ancestral domain claims. Subsequently, other administrative policies were created to address problems encountered in the issuance and management of Certificates of Ancestral Domain Claim (CADC). These experiences culminated in the promulgation of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 (RA 8371, or the IPRA Law); the creation of administrative bodies, particularly the National Commission for Indigenous Peoples (NCIP); and eventually, provisions for the titling (instead of mere certification) of ancestral domain claims, or the conversion of CADCs into Certificates of Ancestral Domain Title (CADTs).
Recommended Citation
Chiong-Javier, E. (2009). Lumad's Struggle to Claim Ancestral Domain Right in the ARMM: The TLMADC Perspective. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sdrc_res_pub/13
