Indigenous Peoples Call for Review of IPRA, Other Laws Affecting Their Communities

Indigenous Peoples Call for Review of IPRA, Other Laws Affecting Their Communities

MANILA — A review of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), a mining moratorium and to put a stop to the counterinsurgency program Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) became the rallying calls for more than 200 delegates representing the country’s 14 million indigenous peoples from more than ten regions in the country as they celebrated the World Indigenous Peoples Day on August 9.

Gathered in a forum that challenged the administration of Pres. Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, the indigenous peoples’ representatives signed and adopted a resolution which asked for, among others, the immediate review of IPRA.

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