institutions, but who may have been displaced from
their traditional domains or who may have resettled
outside their ancestral domains as defined under
Section 3 (h), Chapter II of Republic Act No. 8371.
otherwise known as the "Indigenous Peoples Rights
Act of 1997" (IPRA of 1997);
4. "Migrant Workers" refers to Filipinos who are to be
engaged, are engaged, or have been engaged in a
remunerated activity in a State of which they are not
legal residents, whether documented or undocumented;
5. "Moro" refers to native peoples who have
historically inhabited Mindanao, Palawan, and Sulu,
and who are largely of the Islamic faith;
6. Persons with Disabilities" refers to those who are
suffering
from restriction
or
different
abilities,
as a
result of a mental, physical, or sensory impairment, to
perform an activity in the manner or within the range
considered normal for a human being as defined in
Republic Act No. 7277 as amended by Republic Act
No. 9442, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for
Disabled Persons;
7. "Senior Citizens" refers to those sixty (60) years of
age and above. This term shall be used interchangeably
with elderly women, older women, or women senior
citizens;
8. "Small Farmers and Rural Workers" refers to those
who are engaged directly or indirectly in small farms
forest areas, workers in commercial farms and
and
whether paid or unpaid, regular or seasonbound. These shall include, but are not limited to: (a)
plantations,
small farmers who own or are still amortizing for lands
not more than three (3) hectares, tenants, leaseholders,
and stewards; and (b) rural workers who are either
wage
self-employed, unpaid family workers
personally engaged in agriculture, small
earners,
directly and
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