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    A bill has been proposed in the Philippine Congress that would require free birth registration for indigenous peoples in order to provide them access to government privileges and protections. The bill would mandate that civil registrars accept both timely and delayed birth registration of indigenous peoples without charge. According to the bill's author, many indigenous peoples lack finances for registration and proper documentation, which prevents them from accessing protections. Without a legal birth record, individuals do not officially exist and lack access to rights. The proposed bill aims to address this issue and also penalizes charging fees for indigenous peoples' birth registration.

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    A bill has been proposed in the Philippine Congress that would require free birth registration for indigenous peoples in order to provide them access to government privileges and protections. The bill would mandate that civil registrars accept both timely and delayed birth registration of indigenous peoples without charge. According to the bill's author, many indigenous peoples lack finances for registration and proper documentation, which prevents them from accessing protections. Without a legal birth record, individuals do not officially exist and lack access to rights. The proposed bill aims to address this issue and also penalizes charging fees for indigenous peoples' birth registration.

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    JULY 7, 2011

    NR # 2458B

    Free birth registration for indigenous peoples proposed


    A bill requiring free birth registration for indigenous peoples (IPs) has been filed in Congress to give them access to privileges and afford them the protection they deserve from the government. House Bill 4701 authored by Reps. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City) and Maximo Rodriguez (Party-list, Abante Mindanao) mandates all Civil Registrars to accept both timely and delayed birth registration of members of IPs free of charge. The lack of birth registration is often caused by the fact that many of these IPs are indigent and lack the necessary finances to be able to register, hence the need to encourage them in order for the state to afford them the necessary protection they deserve Rodriguez said. According to Rodriguez, many IPs are not registered and for disadvantaged Filipinos such as them, birth registration only becomes significant when they experience problems in transactions requiring proofs of name, age or nationality. The discrepancies in data on IPs are due to classification limitations and because some indigenous peoples have difficulties in registering marriages, births or deaths, Rodriguez said. The 2000 Philippine Census estimated that 6.3 million IPs belong to 85 ethnoliguistic groups while the National Commission on Indigenous People (NCIP) has different data sets based on unofficial surveys of population by ethnographic region, Rodriguez added. Rodriguez said the issue concerning birth registration of IPs should be addressed because without any legal birth record, an individual does not officially exist and therefore lacks legal access to the privileges and protection of a nation, Rodriguez said. House Bill 4701 not only waives all fees arising from or related to birth registration of members of IPs but also penalizes any person caught charging any form of fee or payment for the birth registration with imprisonment of not more than six months or a fine of not more than P5,000.00 or both. The bill likewise declares it as policy of the State to recognize and promote all rights of indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples within the framework of the constitution and for the State to establish necessary mechanisms to enforce and guarantee the realization of these rights, taking into consideration their customs, traditions, values, beliefs and their rights to their ancestral domains. (30) aam

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