Published May 11, 2021, 11:09 AM Acknowledging that a high number of members of indigenous communities have unrecorded civil registry, the House Committee on Ways and Means has unanimously approved a bill providing indigenous peoples (IPs) free and culture civil registration system. Two legislative measures were consolidated by the House panel during a virtual hearing held Monday, May 10. Both bills sought to address the civil registry problems confronting IPs. Members of the Makabayan bloc who authored House Bill 1332, noted that IPs are “discouraged to register their biological milestones” because they find the current registration system “not friendly to their unique ways, tradition and culture.”