SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Second Regular Session ) ) ) SENATE S. No. 2811 '15 JUN -8 P4 :19 HE(,EIVEIl HY: ___ Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago AN ACT PROVIDING ACCESS TO INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO VARIOUS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Indigenous Peoples 2 Connectivity Act." 3 SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State to 4 recognize and promote the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the 5 framework of national unity and development; and to recognize the vital role of 6 communication and information in nation-building. 7 SECTION 3. Purposes. - The purposes of this Act are to- 8 (A) Promote affordable and universal access among ICCIIP to telecommunications 9 10 11 12 13 and information technology in their localized area; (B) Encourage and promote indigenous economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong indigenous governments; (C) Enhance the health ofICC/IP through the availability and use oftelemedicine and telehealth; ~~