FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
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SENATE
1838
Senate Bill No. __
INTRODUCED BY SEN. MANNY VILLAR
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
152 OF ACT NO. 3815 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Upon recognition by the members of his or her tribe and
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certification as such by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP),
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Peace Pact Holders are hereby accorded official status and legal recognition as
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persons in authority in their own jurisdictions.
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SEC. 2. Article One Hundred and Fifty-Two of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight
Hundred Fifteen, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"ART. 12. 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 charges 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 members 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 IN THEIR OWN JURISDICTIONS shall also be
deemed as persons in authority. In applying the provisions of
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