TWO bills that seek to address the plight of 14 million to 17 million indigenous peoples (IPs) and indigenous cultural communities (ICCs) have been filed in the Senate.

The measures filed by Senators Juan Edgardo Angara and Ramon Revilla Jr., Senate Bills (SBs) 706 and 443, pushed for the establishment of resource centers to improve the delivery of essential services to IPs and ICCs.

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