Bill removing NCIP power over ancestral titles opposed
BAGUIO CITY—Members of the indigenous peoples’ (IP) group Ibaloy in this city are opposing a bill that removes from the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) its key power to title ancestral lands, according to a draft city council resolution filed on Monday by its Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR). House Bill (HB) No. 9608,