COMMITTEE INFORMATION

15th Congress of the Philippines

NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES »

JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to national cultural communities and the development of predominantly cultural community areas.

MEMBERSHIP: 25 Members

HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE

• HB01460 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 258k]
  AN ACT TO INCLUDE ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE (NSO)
  Principal Author: CASIÑO, TEDDY A.
  Status: Approved by the House on 2011-01-31, transmitted to on 2011-02-02 and received by the Senate on 2011-02-02
• HB02723 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 255k]
  AN ACT CREATING COURTS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2010-08-31
• HB02725 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 246k]
  AN ACT REQUIRING THE APPOINTMENT OF LAWYERS BELONGING TO INDIGENOUS GROUPS IN AREAS DOMINATED BY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AS JUDGES
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2010-08-31
• HB02732 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 207k]
  AN ACT GIVING PRIORITY TO MEMBERS OF ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS IN THE RECRUITMENT TO ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2010-08-31
• HB03455 [History]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS TRAINING CENTER IN THE CITY OF KIDAPAWAN, NORTH COTABATO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
  Principal Author: CATAMCO, NANCY ALAAN
  Status: Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2010-10-12
• HB03747 [History]
  AN ACT EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO SECURE TITLE TO THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS UNDER LAND REGISTRATION ACT 496 AND GRANTING A NEW FIVE-YEAR PERIOD TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) TO TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION FOR THE CANCELLATION OF OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED TITLES WHICH WERE ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 12 AND 64 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ACT (IPRA)
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Approved by the House on 2011-08-15, transmitted to on 2011-08-18 and received by the Senate on 2011-08-18
• HB04331 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 63k]
  AN ACT CREATING A MANGYAN CULTURE AND ARTS BOARD, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
  Principal Author: UMALI, REYNALDO VILLAR
  Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2011-03-14
• HB04807 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 3762k]
  AN ACT PROHIBITING RACIAL, ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION
  Principal Author: YAP, SUSAN A.
  Status: Senate agreed on 2011-11-28 to the request for a conference made by the House on 2011-11-23
• HB05180 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 171k]
  AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 9 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE CELEBRATION OF THE NATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN THE PHILIPPINES
  Principal Author: BRAWNER BAGUILAT, TEODORO JR.
  Status: Approved by the House on 2012-01-24, transmitted to on 2012-01-26 and received by the Senate on 2012-01-26
• HB06419 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 2259k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FREE AND CULTURE-SENSITIVE SYSTEM OF REGISTRATION CONCERNING THE CIVIL STATUS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Approved by the House on 2012-09-20, transmitted to on 2012-09-26 and received by the Senate on 2012-09-26
• HB06543 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 66k]
  AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: CATAMCO, NANCY ALAAN
  Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2012-09-13
• HR00121 [History]
  RESOLUTION APPEALING TO HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BENIGNO SIMEON C. AQUINO III, TO DIRECT THE RETURN OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) AS AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REVOKING HEREWITH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 726, SERIES OF 2008
  Principal Author: BRAWNER BAGUILAT, TEODORO JR.
  Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00042 on 2010-11-09
• HR00417 (Journal #30)
  [History]
  A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON THE AGRARIAN REFORM AND COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION THE AURORA PACIFIC ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT (APECO) IN RELATION TO ITS VIOLATIONS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM EXTENSION AND REFORM (CARPER) LAW AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ACT (IPRA)
  Principal Author: BAG-AO, KAKA J.
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on AGRARIAN REFORM, NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES since 2010-10-08)
• HR00961 (Journal #50)
  [History]
  A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED ACTS COMMITTED BY THE MINING OPERATIONS OF OCEANA GOLD PHILIPPINES, INCORPORATED (OGPI) IN BARANGAY DIDIPIO, KASIBU, NUEVA VIZCAYA WHICH AMOUNT TO A VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THEREIN, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF DETERMINING APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL MEASURES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BAG-AO, KAKA J.
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on HUMAN RIGHTS, NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES since 2012-05-16)
• HR01373 [History]
  RESOLUTION COMMENDING SECRETARY JESSE M. ROBREDO OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG) FOR ISSUING MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR MC2010-119, ENTITLED: MANDATORY REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES OR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN POLICY-MAKING BODIES AND OTHER LOCAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS
  Principal Author: CATAMCO, NANCY ALAAN
  Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00125 on 2011-06-07
• HR02306 (Journal #13)
  [History]
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED FAILURE OF THE OCEANA GOLD PHILIPPINES, INC. TO CONDUCT CONSULTATIONS WITH THE RESIDENTS OF BARANGAY DIDIPIO, KASIBU, NUEVA VIZCAYA ON THEIR APPLICATION TO AMEND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
  Principal Author: PADILLA, CARLOS MAPILI
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on NATURAL RESOURCES, NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES since 2012-08-29)

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