Baguio charter amendment cannot undo city's IPRA exemption

Baguio charter amendment cannot undo city's IPRA exemption

BAGUIO CITY — Baguio Ibaloys will gather with fellow residents of indigenous Cordilleran descent to discuss policies and legal developments that have impacted their communities, which the Baguio City Council on Monday described as a confederation of indigenous peoples’ forum.  Slated for October, the assembly would tackle pending legislation like a new Cordillera autonomy bill, said Councilor Jose Molintas, a prominent human rights lawyer who is…