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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XIV, Sec. 17 of the 1987 Constitution States that: "The State shall 
recognize, respect and protect the rights of indigenous cultural communities to 
preserve and develop their cultures, traditions and institutions. It shall consider 
these rights in the formulation of national plans and policies. 
It is therefore, explicit that the State is mandated to establish, maintain, and 
ensure adequate social services in the field of education, health, housing, 
employment welfare and social security to guarantee the enjoyment by the Filipino 
people, irrespective of color or creed, of a decent standard of living. 
The national tribal communities continue to live in the same manner they 
used to be in the past We find the various regions of the country with little visible 
substantial changes in their standards of living. The benefits of improved health 
care and housing seem to be negligible in the minority areas and no appreciable 
improvement can be seen especially with the unstable peace and order prevailing 
in Muslim Mindanao and the Cordilleras. 
This bill seeks to establish Pilot Tribal Communities and/or Housing 
Projects in each and every region in the Philippines, including Metro Manila, which 
shall serves as model human settlements that will adhere or comfort to their 
cultures and traditions. At the same time, it shall provide the basic convenience of 
modern living such as health, education, livelihood and recreational facilities. 
Under this proposed measure, it is believed that the introduction or 
establishment of these human settlements the tribal minorities, both Christian and 
Muslims, will no longer feel that they neglected and the resultant benefits would be 
better understanding and harmony among all Filipinos of diverse religious beliefs. 
In view of the foregoing considerations, early approval of this bill is 
earnestly requested. 
Senator 


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Senate Bill No. __ 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
TO PRECRIBE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT TRIBAL COMMUNITIES 
AND/OR HOUSING IN EACH AND EVERY REGION IN THE PHILIPPINES, 
INCLUDING METRO MANILA, WHICH SHALL SERVE AS MODEL HUMAN 
SETTLEMENTS THAT WILL ADHERE, TO EXTENT PRACTICABLE,TO THE 
CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE NATIONAL TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, 
WHILE PROVIDING THE BASIC CONVENIENCES OF MODERN LIVING, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "Pilot Tribal 
Communities Act of 2013". 
SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policy. 
If the policy of the State to 
establish, maintain and ensure adequate shelter, education, health, employment, 
welfare and other social services to national tribal communities and/or housing 
project in order to extend to such minorities and benefits now being enjoyed by the 
other cultural sectors of the country while endeavoring to preserve and enhance 
the distinctive cultures and traditions of such tribal groups in the various regions. 
SEC. 3. Implementing Policy. In order to preserve and enhance the 
cultures and traditions of specific tribal communities in the Philippines, the office of 
Muslim 
Affairs, 
Northern 
Cultural 
Communities 
and 
Southern 
Cultural 
Communities, in consultation with the Office of the President, shall establish a pilot 
tribal community and/or housing project in each region including Metro Manila. 
SEC. 4. Acquisition of Site the Pilot Tribal Community. The Offices of 
the Muslim Affairs, Northern Cultural Communities and Southern Cultural 
Communities are hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, grant, donation or any 
other mode of acquisition, such adequate and appropriate suites as maybe 
necessary to implement in this Act and shall caused to be prepared such suitable 
and distinctive plans, architectural and engineering designs for the pilot tribal 
community in communities which will be reflective of the culture and traditions of 
the tribal community in whose behalf the pilot tribal community and/or housing 
project shall be established. 


SEC. 5. Basic Service. In every Pilot Tribal Community and/or housing 
project to be established, there shall be integrated health, education and 
recreation facilities. The design, function and services of which shall as far, as 
practicable, blend and harmonize with the environmental setting adopted for the 
project. 
SEC. 6. Rules and Regulations. The Offices of Muslim Affairs, Northern 
Cultural Communities, under the Office of the President, shall coordinate and 
issue the necessary rules and regulations with respect to application and 
agreement for occupancy of the tribes concerned. 
SEC. 7. 
Appropriation. The amount necessary for the establishment 
and construction of such project, not exceed the amount approved by the 
President of the Philippines, shall be funded out of the appropriation not otherwise 
appropriated in the National Treasury which shall be recommended by the Offices 
of Muslim Affairs, Northern Cultural Communities and Southern Cultural 
Communities. Such sums may be necessary shall be included in the annual 
General Appropriation Act. 
SEC. 8. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) national newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,