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DEPARTMENT OF THT''ftITRIOR AND
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NATIONAI COM,\IISSION Ot*t TNDIGENOUS pEOpLEt
Joint Circulor No.*e9e_L, series of 20.lI
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A[[ tCICA,t CHIEF EXECUTIVES, PRESIDING OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF
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CONCERNED
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SUIIJECT
THi DETERMINATION OF THE MINIMUM
oF rp/rcc popuIAT,oN tN A rocAt eovenr.rnnrNr
YryT ([GU) TO ALIC\W I,TANDATORY REPRESENTATION IN THE
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GUIDELINES FOR
IHRESHOLD
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SANGGUNIAhIS*-
Purpose
This Joint
circulor provldes the guidelines for tlre determinotion
of the
ilrresh.old of lndigenous .peoples/lndigenous
Culturol
communities {lps/lccs). who will be entifled 1o'o seqt in ttre
,onggrnion
pursuont to RA 8371, ollrerfuise known os lndigenous peoptes
nign[;t- ot
1997; clori'ties certoin issues; ond ensures uniform policy
interpretition.
mininrum
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2.0
Coveroge
Ihis Joini Circulor sholl opply to indigenous peoples/indigenous
culturol
communiiies especiolly ilrose who hove iOentiiieO ond/or
delineoted llreir
oncestrol domoin/lond oreos orro'hcve deiermined thot they ore
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the jurisdiciion of locol governnie!,i, ;;nits.
3.0
Guidelines
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3.1 Ihe fotol populotion of on LGU slroll be divide d by fhe number of
songgunion meqbers'os prescribed in the locol government code
ond lhe result/qudtient fhereof wittserve os the minimum number fo be
met by an tPllcc poputolion in such LGU ta quatify an tp Mandatory
representotlve for o seot rn fhe songgunion;
3.2 tn lhe evenl fhol on lP/lcc does [oI meel the minimum number os
conrputed under ltem 3.1 of lhese Guidelines, lhe tp/tcc lond oreo
slroll be compufed at five p_prcent (s%) of the tofol lond oreo of the
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