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  2. Indigenous materials in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The native Filipino products, like in wooden or rattan furniture and handicrafts, woven abaca or pinacloth, and other handmade or carved toy or trinket one usually finds in rural areas was made from indigenous raw materials. [4] Natural fibers from rattan, bamboo, nipa leaves, abaca and pina are commonly used for weaving. [5]

  3. Torrens title - Wikipedia

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    Torrens title. Torrens title is a land registration and land transfer system, in which a state creates and maintains a register of land holdings, which serves as the conclusive evidence (termed " indefeasibility ") of title of the person recorded on the register as the proprietor (owner), and of all other interests recorded on the register.

  4. Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 - Wikipedia

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    Signed. October 29, 1997. Keywords. indigenous rights. Status: In force. The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 ( IPRA ), officially designated as Republic Act No. 8371, is a Philippine law that recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities and Indigenous peoples in the Philippines .

  5. Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards

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    The Philippines' Bureau of Agriculture and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan, abbreviated as BAFS), is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.

  6. Indigenous intellectual property - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous intellectual property is a term used in national and international forums to describe intellectual property held to be collectively owned by various Indigenous peoples, and by extension, their legal rights to protect specific such property. This property includes cultural knowledge of their groups and many aspects of their cultural ...

  7. Filipino name - Wikipedia

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    Thus the Filipino names Maricel, Maritoni, Marijo, Maritess, and Maricon come from Maria Celia (or Celeste ), María Antonieta (or Antonia ), María Josefa (or Josefina ), María Teresa, and María Concepción (or either Consuelo or Consolación ), respectively. A related custom is that parents combine their given names to create a name for ...

  8. Indigenous peoples of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines has 110 enthnolinguistic groups comprising the Philippines' indigenous peoples; as of 2010, these groups numbered at around 14–17 million persons. [ 2] Austronesians make up the overwhelming majority, while full or partial Negritos scattered throughout the archipelago. The highland Austronesians and Negrito have co-existed ...

  9. Encomienda - Wikipedia

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    e. The encomienda ( Spanish pronunciation: [eŋkoˈmjenda] ⓘ) was a Spanish labour system that rewarded conquerors with the labour of conquered non-Christian peoples. In theory, the conquerors provided the labourers with benefits, including military protection and education. The encomienda was first established in Spain following the ...