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May 26, 2015

Tribes call for inclusion of rights in Mindanao autonomous region

Members of the Teduray, Lambangian, and Dulangan Manobo tribes in Mindanao consider several areas of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao their ancestral domain. Tribal leaders held a ritual in Manila to 'enlighten' members of Congress to consider the interest of indigenous peoples in the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law that is poised to implement a peace deal between Moro rebels and the Philippine Government.

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