A group supporting indigenous tribes in General Santos City in South Cotabato has decried alleged connivance of some high officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 12 (DENR 12) in fraudulent titling of ancestral land domain.

Jonathan Jamir, chairman of Arise Christian Homeowners Association, told The Manila Times that thousands of hectares in General Santos under lease holding agreement were applied by wealthy persons for titling in agreement with indigenous tribes through the application of Republic Act 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples Right Act (IPRA).

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