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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1130
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
DECLARING THE 9th OF AUGUST AS "NATIONAL INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLES DAY" A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, AND THE MONTH OF 
AUGUST AS "NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is celebrated around 
the world every 9th of August, which is the anniversary of the inaugural session of 
the Working Group on Indigenous Populations at the United Nations in 1982. Around 
the world, states are increasingly recognizing forms of traditional or indigenous 
governance alongside the laws and political institutions of the "modern" state.
On 05 October 2009, Proclamation No. 1906, Series of 2009, was issued by 
then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, declaring the month of October of every 
year as National Indigenous Peoples Month. Thereafter, on 23 October 2015, then 
President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law Republic Act No. 10689, declaring the 
9th of August as a special working holiday to commemorate the National Indigenous 
Peoples Day in the Philippines.
With the National Indigenous Peoples Day not falling within the National 
Indigenous Peoples Month, there is a need to harmonize Proclamation No. 1906, 
Series of 2009, and R.A. No. 10689. Moreover, our Indigenous Peoples (IPs) 
communities have been campaigning and promoting their "One Day: IP Day" for 
more than six (6) years for the declaration of the 9th of August as a non-working 
holiday just like all other sacred and significant days for our Christian and Muslim 
brethren.
The Philippines is home to at least 17 million IPs belonging to 110 
ethnolinguistic groups. Of the 187 languages of the Philippines, 175 are indigenous.


Our IPs have resisted political, social, and cultural inroads of colonization, non- 
indigenous religions and cultures since time immemorial. Theirs is the blood of our 
first ancestors. They deserve to be honored and celebrated.
In view of the forgoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
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SENATE
S.B. No. H3O
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
DECLARING THE 9th OF AUGUST AS "NATIONAL INDIGENOUS 
PEOPLES DAY" A SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY, AND THE MONTH OF 
AUGUST AS "NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared a policy of the State 
to advance the rights and collective well-being of indigenous peoples through the 
annual observance of National Indigenous Peoples Day and National Indigenous 
Peoples Month.
SEC. 2. National Indigenous Peoples Day. - The National Indigenous Peoples 
Day in the Philippines shall be observed on the 9th of August of each year and is 
hereby declared a special non-working holiday to recognize and promote the rights 
of Indigenous Peoples as members of the Indigenous Cultural Communities of the 
Philippines.
SEC. 3. National Indigenous Peoples Month. - The month of August is 
declared as National Indigenous Peoples Month for the people's participation in the 
celebration and preservation of Indigenous Cultural Communities as part of the Life 
of the Nation.
SEC. 4. In accordance with its mandate in Section 12 of Republic Act No. 
7356, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), shall act as the lead 
agency in the planning, coordination, and implementation of the program of activities 
and events for the National Indigenous Peoples Month, and in liaising with 
appropriate international organizations linked with the United National Educational, 
Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for the promotion of cultural diversity, 
in cooperation with the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), National 
Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), Department of Education (DepEd),


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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - Should any provision of this Act or part hereof 
be declared unconstitutional, the other provisions or parts not affected thereby shall 
remain valid and effective.
SEC. 7. Repealing Cause. - Republic Act No. 10689, Proclamation No. 1906, 
Series of 2009, and all laws, decrees, orders, and Issuances, or portions thereof, 
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, amended, 
or modified accordingly.
SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,