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In December 2000, the Supreme Court of the Philippines upheld the constitutionality of the Indigenous People Rights Act (IPRA) by the narrowest possible legal margin, i.e deadlocked vote of seven justice who in effect ruled for, and seven against, the constitutionality of the law. Since the Courts rules require the vote of a majority to declare any statute unconstitutional, a deadlock meant that there was no majority, and the IPRA just barely survived this (initial) assault on its validity.

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Source Journal	Tambara
Journal Volume	Tamabara Vol. 18
Authors	Augusto B. Gatmaytan
Page Count	18
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	December 1, 2001
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