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THE PHILIPPINE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND LIFE: CHALLENGING LEGAL TEXTS Jose Mencio Molintas I. INTRODUCTION Numerous issues and concerns of INDIGENOUS peoples have witnessed significant breakthroughs both locally and internationally in recent decades. Various means of STRUGGLE both within and without the formal legal system have been employed. Defending ancestral lands and their resources remains the major issue. Implicit in this battle to protect land and resources is the STRUGGLE to preserve INDIGENOUS culture and traditions that are so often inextricably linked to the land itself. It is against this background that this article documents and reviews customary practices and land concepts in the Philippines and examines the interface between state laws and custom laws on land within the context of the conflicts over INDIGENOUS peoples lands.
Indonesian archipelago in the south. It is an archipelago endowed with abundant natural resources, a rich history, diverse cultures, and many ethno-linguistic groups. The Philippines is the only country in Asia that has officially used the 3. See KARL M. GASPAR, THE LUMAD’S STRUGGLE IN THE FACE OF GLOBALIZATION 99 (2000). 4.
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