{"id":1992,"date":"2022-01-24T05:41:53","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T05:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2024-04-23T02:58:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T02:58:38","slug":"atty-valeriano-del-rosario-spoke-on-traditional-knowledge-and-traditional-cultural-expressions-in-the-philippines-during-the-asean-ip-webinar-last-january-18-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veralaw.com\/?p=1992","title":{"rendered":"Atty. Valeriano del Rosario spoke on \u201cTraditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in the Philippines\u201d during the ASEAN IP webinar last January 18, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Atty. Val discussed Republic Act No. 8371 or \u201cThe Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Rights Act of 1997\u201d which recognizes and promote all the rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities\/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs\/IPs) to their ancestral domains and to preserve and develop their cultures, traditions, and institutions. This law created the National Commission on ICCs\/IPs (NCIP) tasked to carry out and implement plans and programs to protect the ICCs\/IPs.<\/p>

Among the law\u2019s powerful provisions is the ICCs\/IPs\u2019 right to stay in their territories and not be relocated without their free and prior informed consent. In consequence, any private projects and infrastructures affecting the ancestral lands will not proceed without the consent of the community. As an example of how Republic Act No. 8371 was implemented in order to protect traditional cultural expression, sometime last year, the National Commission vigorously stepped in to protect Apo Whang-od, known as \u201cThe Last Mambabatok<\/em>\u201d (Kalinga tattooist) from the tribe of Butbut in Buscalan, Kalinga. An online educational platform was accused of exploiting Filipino culture by organizing a course in learning the ancient art of tattooing for a fee without Apo Whang-od\u2019s proper consent. The National Commission intervened in the alleged exploitation and the supposed online course was taken down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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