Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. __ 
Introduced by Representative CAMILLE A. VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The State recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural 
communities within the framework of national unity and development.I In addition, 
the State, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and national development 
policies and programs, shall protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to 
their ancestral lands to ensure their economic, social, and cultural well-being.2 
The Kabuhayan at Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo (4K) is a special 
program of the Department of Agriculture for an enhanced provision of assistance in 
the form of agricultural and fisheries related livelihood opportunities, investments 
through the provision of production and post-harvest machineries and equipment 
and various support services for the Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous 
Peoples (ICCs/Ips) all over the country through targeted community needs­
assessments. This Program links the ICCs/IPs to credit facilities and crop insurance 
to ensure sustainability of the interventions. Moreover, capacity building in 
implementing livelihood and enterprise development programs and marketing 
assistance are provided.3 
The Program aims to develop the Ancestral Domains of the ICCs/IPs in order 
to improve its productivity by developing sustainable agricultural enterprises and 
profitability by increasing their income in consideration with their customs, 
traditions, values, beliefs and interests.4
Specifically, it aims to achieve the following: 
1 Section 22, Article II, 1987 Philippine Constitution 
2 Section 5, Article XII, 1987 Philippine Constitution 
3 https:/ / 4ks.da.gov.ph/?page_id=641 
4 Ibid 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. 11081
Introduced by Representative CAMILLE A. VILLAR 
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE KABUHAYAN AT KAUNLARAN NG 
KABABAYANG KATUTUBO PROGRAM, PROVIDING FOR LIVELIHOOD 
SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES 
AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be known as the "Kabuhayan at 
Kaunlaran ng Kababayang Katutubo Act." 
SECTION 2. Declaration of PoliC1J. -The State shall recognize and promote the 
rights of indigenous cultural communities and indigenous peoples, protect their 
rights to their ancestral lands to ensure their economic, social, and cultural well­
being, and institute a program for their development thereby contributing to the 
economic development and food security in the country. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - For purposes of this Act, the term: 
a) Ancestral Domains - Refer to all areas generally belonging to Indigenous
Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICC/IP) comprising lands,
inland waters, coastal areas, and natural resources therein, held under a claim
of ownership, occupied or possessed by ICCs/IPs, by themselves or through
their ancestors, communally or individually since time immemorial,
continuously to the present except when interrupted by war, force majeure or
displacement by force, deceit, stealth or as a consequence of government
projects or any other voluntary dealings entered into by government and
private individuals/ corporations, and which are necessary to ensure their
economic, social and cultural welfare. It shall include ancestral lands, forests,
pasture, residential, agricultural, and other lands individually owned whether