MNB Case Digest: Tañada vs Angara

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Case Name: Wigberto E. Tañada vs. Edgardo Angara, 

Citation: G.R. No. 118295, May 2, 1997

Parties: 

    • Wigberto E. Tañada, petitioner

    • Edgardo Angara, respondent

Facts of the case:

• Senator Wigberto E. Tañada filed a petition for prohibition and mandamus with the Supreme Court, seeking to prohibit the implementation of Republic Act No. 8371, also known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA) of 1997.

• Tañada argued that the IPRA violated the Philippine Constitution and other laws.

• Respondent Edgardo Angara argued that the IPRA was a valid law that recognized and protected the rights of indigenous cultural communities in the Philippines.

Legal issues: 

Whether the IPRA is a valid and constitutional law.

Court's holding:

Yes. The IPRA is a valid and constitutional law.

Court's reasoning:

The Court stated that the IPRA is in line with the constitutional provisions on the promotion of social justice, the protection of human rights, and the recognition of the rights of indigenous cultural communities. The Court also held that the IPRA does not conflict with other laws, and that it is not vague or overbroad.

Therefore, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Angara, holding that the IPRA is a valid and constitutional law.

Nota bene:

This case established the legal validity and constitutionality of the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act, which recognized and protected the rights of indigenous cultural communities in the Philippines.





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