NATIONAL

MINORITIES AND
INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
Presented by:
Bartolaba, Hanz Junrix
Labiaga, Trisha Laiden Mae
Yballe, Kharrel Mae
TOPIC OUTLINE
1976 TRIPOLI
INTRODUCTION
AGREEMENT

1968 JABIDAH 1987 PHILIPPINE

MASSACRE CONSTITUTION
The national minorities in the
Philippines are the
economically and politically
marginalized ethnolinguistic
groups in the Philippines.
Historically, the Moro people
and the Indigenous people
have fought Spanish and
American colonialism in
defense of their land and
culture.
MAIN MINORITY GROUPS

Cebuano (20.16 million) Albay Bicolano (2.1 million)

Tagalog (13.93 million) Pangasinan (1.6 million)
Ilocano (9.53 million) Malay (1.2 million)
Hiligaynon (8.06 million) Maranao (1.09 million)
Central Bicolano Maguindanao (1.07 million)
(3.5 million) Tausug (1.02 million)
Waray (3.4 million) Min Nan Chinese (922,000)
Kapampangan (2.6 Masbateño (764,000)
million)
Some 70 minority groups are considered to be indigenous, about
27 of which are known by the Spanish name of 'Negritos',
meaning little black ones.
Most Filipinos are Christians, but there is a significant Muslim
minority, including a number of ethnic groups, known
collectively by the Spanish term 'Moros', who make up
approximately 5 percent of the population (about 3 million) and
are concentrated in the Southern Philippines, mainly in
Mindanao, Palawan and the Sulu archipelago. Some of the
indigenous groups retain elements of animism, and there are also
small Buddhist and Jewish minorities.
 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Indigenous people are groups of people who are
native to a particular land or region, and who have a
distinct cultural, linguistic, and social identity that is
closely tied to their ancestral lands and natural
resources. Indigenous peoples often have a unique
relationship with their environment and may have
traditional knowledge, practices, and beliefs that
have been passed down through generations.
The Philippines consists of a
large number of indigenous
ethnic groups living in the
country. They are the
descendants of the original
inhabitants of the Philippines.
They were not absorbed by
centuries of Spanish and United
States colonization of the
Philippines archipelago, and in
the process have retained their
customs and traditions.
 1968 JABIDAH MASSACRE
The Jabidah Massacre a.k.a Corregidor
Massacre refers to an incident on March 18,
1968 in which members of the Armed Forces
of the Philippines are said to have massacred
Moro Muslim recruits who were escaping
their covert training to reclaim Saban.
Dates back to the Macapagal administration
which preceded Ferdinand Marcos.
The number of victims ranging from 68 and
some sources asserting that the massacre is a
myth.
The Jabidah Massacre is mildly regarded
having been the catalyst behind the modern
Moro insurgencies in the Southern Philippines.
Jibin Arula is the alleged
sole survivor of the
massacre. He was wounded
on the left knee, managed to
attach himself to the
driftwood long enough to be
rescued by the fishermen
from the nearby province of
Cavite.
 Though, it has been argued that the
Jabidah Massacre was a myth, feelings
about it to the Muslim community led to
the crystallization of Moro discontent
and the subsequent formation of the
Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF),
later on known as Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF).
1976 TRIPOLI AGREEMENT
is the merciful agreement between the
government of the Republic of the Philippines
and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) with
the participation of the quadripartite ministerial
commission members of the Islamic conference
and the secretary General of the organization of
the Islamic conference.
stated the autonomous administrative divisions
for Muslims in the Southern Philippines, the
establishment of an autonomous government,
judicial system for Sharia Law and special
security forces, and the observance of a
ceasefire.
Third:
4th
This agreement shall come into force with effect from the date
of its signature.

Done in the City of Tripoli on 2nd Muharram 1397 H.

corresponding to 23rd December 1976 A.D. in three original
copies in Arabic, English, French, languages,
equal in legal power.
 AIM
To search for a just and
peaceful political solution
to the problem of the Muslims
in the South of the Philippines
through peaceful negotiations.
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION

Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission

on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on
February 2, 1987. On February 11, 1987, the New Constitution
was proclaimed ratified and in effect.
The 1987 Constitution established a representative democracy
with power divided among three separate and independent
branches of government: the Executive, a bicameral
Legislature, and the Judiciary.
The Constitution also establishes three independent
Constitutional Commissions: Commission on Audit, the Civil
Service Commission, and the Commission on Elections.
1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
Preamble
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of
Almighty God, in order to build a just and humane society
and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals
and aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and
develop our patrimony, and secure to ourselves and our
posterity the blessings of independence and democracy
under the rule of law and a regime of truth, justice,
freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and
promulgate this Constitution.
ARTICLE I National Territory
ARTICLE II Declaration of
Principles and State Policies
ARTICLE III Bill of Rights
ARTICLE IV Citizenship
ARTICLE V Suffrage
ARTICLE VI Legislative
Department
ARTICLE VII Executive
Department
ARTICLE VIII Judicial
Department
ARTICLE X Local Government
ARTICLE XI Accountability of Public
Officers
ARTICLE XII National Economy and
Patrimony
ARTICLE XIII Social Justice and Human
Rights
ARTICLE XIV Education, Science and
Technology, Arts, Culture, and Sports
ARTICLE XV The Family
ARTICLE XVI General Provisions
ARTICLE XVII Amendments or Revisions
ARTICLE XVIII Transitory Provisions
"To foretell the destiny of a nation,
it is necessary to open the book
that tells of her past."
- Jose Rizal