Decision G.R. No. 224469 28 failed or delivered on its fundamental promise. That the Court cannot categorically either affirm or negate their belief, only casts reasonable doubt not only as to whether or not they are guilty of an offense, but whether or not there was even an offense to speak of. At most, this doubt only further burdens the fate of the petitioners with constitutional questions, the answers to which must await a future, more suitable opportunity. At the very least, this doubt 'must: merit their acquittal. (Emphases in the original) To be precise, the IP rights we are alluding to are the rights to maintain their cultural integrity and to benefit from the economic benefits of their ancestral domains and lands, provided the exercise of these rights is consistent with protecting and promoting equal rights of the future generations of IPs. To stress, it is the confusion arising from the novelty of the content, reach, and limitation of the exercise of these rights by the accused in criminal cases which justifies their acquittal for their otherwise prohibited act. i. Constitutional basis ofIP rights Ha Datu Tawahig v. Lapinfrf0 explains the expansive breadth of the legal recognition of IP rights by our Constitution: . ~ In turn, the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act's provisions on selfgovernance and empowerment, along with those on the right to ancestral domains, social justice and human rights, and cultural integrity, collectively reflect and bring to fruition the 1987 Constitution's aims of preservation. The 1987 Constitution devotes six (6) provisions "which insure the right of tribal Filipinos to preserve their way of life": ARTICLE II Declaration of Principles and State Policies SECTION 22. The State recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities within the framework of national unity and development. XXX XXX XXX ARTICLE VI The Legislative Department XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX SECTION 5. XXX (2) The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per centum of the total number of representatives including those under the 70 Supra note 57. lf