In a seven-page resolution promulgated on July 30, 2024, penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the high court affirmed its 2023 ruling that Baguio City is exempt from ancestral claims under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997.
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In a seven-page resolution promulgated on July 30, 2024, penned by Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, the high court affirmed its 2023 ruling that Baguio City is exempt from ancestral claims under the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997.