May 31, 2018 – “The Senators have given us hope, that our rights as non-Moro Indigenous Peoples will be recognized in the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL),” says Timuay Leticio Datuwata, Lambangian leader from Upi, Maguindanao. The Senate passed the BBL on third and final reading last night, with amendments that recognize the rights of Indigenous Peoples living within the proposed core territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro. Timuay Datuwata’s ancestral domain lies within the pr

May 28, 2018 – “It’s not too late to give justice to non-Moro Indigenous Peoples in the Bangsamoro Basic Law. Amend SB 1717 to include IP rights provisions on identity, and non-derogation of our rights,” says Timuay Leticio Datuwata, Lambangian leader from Upi, Maguindanao. “As you try to meet the Malacanang deadline for the passage of BBL, you can still introduce amendments to it, and defend them in the bi-cam meeting,” Timuay Datuwata urged the Senators. Today the Senate st