Practice question
A non-Moro indigenous community wishes to retain its distinct indigenous identity in addition to its Bangsamoro political identity. Officials say the Organic Law requires erasing the distinct identity. Which rule applies?
- Only one cultural identity is permitted.
- Regional officials may prohibit every indigenous tradition.
- All identity rights disappear in an autonomous region.
- The community must become a foreign organization.
- Article IV protects the freedom to retain a distinct indigenous and ethnic identity in addition to Bangsamoro political identity.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 11054, Articles I–V, especially Article IV sections 2–3, 8 and 10 and Article V sections 1–3, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2018/ra_11054_2018.html
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