Existing Property Rights Regimes.
Section 56
SEC. 56. Existing Property Rights Regimes. – Property rights within the ancestral domains already existing and/or vested upon effectivity of this Act, shall be recognized and respected.
RA 8371 Section 56
Other provisions in CHAPTER VII NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP)
- Section 51: Delineation and Recognition of Ancestral Domains.
- Section 52: Delineation Process.
- Section 53: Identification, Delineation and Certification of Ancestral Lands.
- Section 54: Fraudulent Claims.
- Section 55: Communal Rights.
- Section 57: Natural Resources within Ancestral Domains.
- Section 58: Environmental Considerations.
- Section 59: Certification Precondition.
- Section 60: Exemption from Taxes.
- Section 61: Temporary Requisition Powers.
CitationRA 8371 Section 56 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
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