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In the case of Isagani Cruz v. Sec. of DENR, the Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA), ultimately sustaining the law despite a split decision. The IPRA recognizes the rights of indigenous cultural communities over their ancestral domains and lands, distinguishing these from public lands and adhering to the Regalian doctrine. The ruling emphasizes that while ICCs/IPs have ownership rights over their ancestral lands, the state retains ownership of natural re

Author

Lyra Valdez

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