POLICY GROUP Rapporteur: Atty. Dahlialyn Dait-Cawed, MNSA (NCIP) Members: NAPC (National Anti-Poverty Commission), NCIP (National Commission on Indigenous Peoples), NEDA (National Economic and Development Authority) and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) I. AGENCY MANDATE a. NAPC-IP Mandate • Republic Act 8471 • Social Reform Agenda • Oversees the anti-poverty programs of agencies • Convenes agencies • • • • • NAPC- bodies: Secretariat – headed by Secretary Social Reform Agenda The 14 Basic Sectors – headed by the Vice Chairperson appointed by the President from the 14 Sectoral Representatives An overseer of programs NAPC conducts En Banc meetings with the RP President every month as Chair b. NCIP Mandate “The NCIP shall protect and promote the interest and well-being of the ICCs/IPs with due regard to their beliefs, customs, traditions and institutions.” (Section 39, IPRA) c. PSA Mandate Plan, develop, prescribe, disseminate and enforce policies, rules and regulations and coordinate government-wide programs governing the production of official statistics, general-purpose statistics, and civil registration services. Primarily responsible for all national censuses and surveys, sectoral statistics, consolidation of selected administrative recording systems and compilation of national accounts. 26