Date Petitioners Fsegoni Cruz and Cesar Europe filed 2 suit For promibition and mendrmus au citizen ond txpryerc, Bes difing dre @argitetion ality af certain provisions of Ra Ne. 1271, OFherwive known 25. fre Indigenous People's Rights Act of 1987 cEpRA) ond its implementing rates and reguiations. Whe petitioners agail Crt ain provi sionsof the EPRA and iH TRE on the ground tht theve arround 40 2M UNlawéel deprivation of the Sate's ownership over lands oF thE pubite comin ov well Be mniner als ond other natural cesources yherein, Viol Biten of the regalian embodied in seoiten 2, Reticle XM 9! 3he Constinution Do the provisions OF IPRA contravens the conctitusion? RULING! Ne, the provirions Of IPRA do not Conte uence He Consisdurion. Exrmining the geRa, +nere iF nothing ja Fhe Law thet grants to tng Leg]3Pe over HME MBtURgl resources in their Oncaea! dom ding mersiy gives them, 2 ownere Bnd onusdntr ot the land om whien the resources Oe found, the Cight +9 the “mall soale utiiZetion OF these ceruecess and ot the F2ME Hime, @ prerity in their large scale develapment and ex gioitadion Rad ivionaily, Oncestral jands @nd ancestral part of tne lends of the puwtc domain. They ae private lands ana belong Je the Tees /iPy by ne! ve title, which ic 2 concep+Date : Of private land Hitle thot exinted ierevpective Of any royal grant from the sate. However, dhe right of owncncnip end possession ly the FecsIFPs of Their Vneesira! domaine W 2 Limited form of ownership and doew not include te right tg aii entte the came.