LOOK: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Executive Order No. 139

LOOK: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed Executive Order No. 139 on June 18 that authorizes the grant of death and burial benefits to Indigenous People Mandatory Representatives (IPMR) in the local government legislative bodies.

The Depart of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been tapped to coordinate with the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to determine the required amount for the payment of burial and death benefits of those IPMRs who died during their term of office.