EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session ) ) ) • s . . •V ■' 'K- , 'I . c . , , o f I' »ut • ■ ' f r r SENATE 443 S. No. *19 JUL 15 A 9 51 In tro d u c e d b y SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR. AN ACT ESTABLISHING RESOURCE CENTERS FOR IN D IG E N O U S PEOPLES TO ENHANCE AND ENSURE DELIVERY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES, APPR O PR IATIN G FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be i t enacted b y the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in Congress assembled: 1 2 Section 1. Short Title. -T his Act shall be known as the "Resource Centers for Indigenous Peoples Act." 3 4 Sec. 2. Declaration o f Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 5 provide Indigenous Peoples (IPs) equal access to basic services and ensure 6 protection of their rights, taking into consideration their customs, traditions, values 7 and beliefs. Towards this end, there is a need to set up Resource Centers in all 8 ethnographic regions to enhance the delivery of governm ents basic services and 9 enable them to be recognized and to freely engage in participatory development 10 programs, projects, and activities. 11 12 Sec. 3. Establishment o f Resource Centers fo r ICC / IP. - There shall be 13 established IPs Resource Centers, hereinafter referred to as the "Center", in state 14 universities and colleges in strategic locations in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, as 15 determined by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), hereinafter 16 referred to as the "Commission", taking into consideration their ethnological 17 locations. 1