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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE PHILIPPINES
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First Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No.
Introduced by Senator Fiavier
AN ACT
ACCORDING OFFICIAL STATUS AND LEGAL RECOGNITION TO TRIBAL
PEACE PACT HOLDERS IN THE PROVINCE OF KALINGA AND OTHER
AREAS WITH SIMILAR PRACTICE AS PERSONS IN AUTHORITY IN THEIR
OWN TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Upon recognition by the members of his or her tribe and
certification as such by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Peace
Pact Holders are hereby accorded official status and legal recognition as persons in
authority in their own jurisdictions.
SEC. 2. Article One Hundred and Fifty-‘l‘wo of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight
Hundred and Fifteen, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
“ART. 152. Person in Authority and Agents of Persons in Authority. - Who shall
be deemed as such. - In applying the provisions of the preceding and other articles of this
Code, any person directly vested with jurisdiction whether as an individual or a member
of some court or government-owned or controlled corporation, board, or commission,
shall be deemed a person in authority.
“Any person who, by direct provision of law or by election or by appointment by
competent authority, is charged with the maintenance of public order and the protection
and security of life and property, such as barangay councilman, barangay policeman,
barangay leader, officers and membes of the Community Brigades, and any person who
comes to the aid of persons in authority, shall be deemed an agent or person in authority.
A barangay captain and/or barangay chairman AND TRIBAL PEACE PACT HOLDERS