2 in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field, especially including, but 2 3 4 not limited to, employment, livelihood, housing, education and basic services. SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - (1) "Ethnic origin" includes race, national origin and ethno-linguistics origin. 5 (2) "Indigenous peoples" shall, as provided under Section 3(h), Chapter II of Republic 6 Act No. 8371 or the "Indigenous People's Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997", refers to a group of 7 people who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the popUlations 8 which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or colonization, or at the time of imoads 9 ofnon-indigenous religions and cultures, 0 r the e stablishrnent 0 fp resent state boundaries, 10 who retain some or all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions but 11 who may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have resettled 12 outside their ancestral domains. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (3) "Moro people" refers to the indigenous people who have historically inhabited Mindanao, Palawan and Sulu, and who are largely of the Islamic faith. (4) "Muslims" refers to those who are followers of the Islamic faith, whether from birth or by conversion. (5) "Religious belief' means holding 0 r not h qlding a religious belief 0 r v iew and engaging in, not engaging in or refusing to engage in a religious activity. (6) "Accommodation", as mentioned herein, includes a house, apartment, condominium, townhouse, flat, hotel, motel, boarding house, hostel and dormitory. 21 SEC. 5. Acts of Discrimination - Discrimination is committed when a person treats 22 another less favorably on the basis of ethnic origin and/or religious affiliation or belief than 23 the person treats or would treat another without that attribute, or with a different attribute, on 24 the same or similar circumstances in employment, education, housing and delivery of basic 25 services, to wit: 26 (a) Discrimination in Employment. - An employer or his agents must not discriminate 27 against an applicant for a job by refusing employment to the person or by imposing on that 28 person onerous terms and conditions on the basis of his ethnic background and/or religious 29 affiliation or beliefs. Likewise, an employer or his agents shall be liable for discrimination by 30 denying or limiting access of the employee to opportunities for promotion, transfer or 31 training, or to any other benefits connected with the employment or by dismissing the