administer
and supervise
communities.
cultural
settlement
The Cultural
projects
Affairs
for
Unit
the northern
shall
have the
Conduct research.es and studies
relative
to the cultural
development
of
the northern
cultural
communities,
the result
of which would serve as
the
basis
for policy
and plans formulatLon
and program
and projectimplemen
Correspondingly,
it shall
maintain
research
centers
and tribal
cultural
centers
as may be necessary;
Establish
and
to serve
cultural
maintain
a central
library,
as repositories
of information
museum and audio-visualcenter
regarding
the
northern
communities'
procadures
and pursue
a systematic
dissemination
of
information
about the various
ethnic
tribes
and communities
comprising
the
northern
cultural
communities
for the purpose of promoting
better
understanding
and goodwill
between the tribes
and communities
and the
mainstream populace;
Formulate
and implement an education
program especially
designed
to
impro\1e the literacy
level
of adult and out-of-school
youth members of
the
northern
cultural
comm"Utlities,
subject
to the approval
or
the
Ministry
of Education,
Culture
and Sports;
.
(e)
Develop
and
maintain
a scholarship
members
of the northern
cultural
sc:hool and higher
education;
(f)
Oversee
program
communi-ties
for
who
poor
t.rish
but
deserving
to pursue.
high
~
and supervise
the effecti'le
and efficient
implementation
ofpolicie
plans,
programs and projects
of the Office
on matters
pertaining
to
the "preservation'
and development
of
the
culture,
traditions,
institutions
and well-being
of the
northern
cultural
communities
its
national
J
activities
and provide
assistance
to
theagencies
appropriateprograms
and
concerned
with
national
cultural]
objectives,
SEC.
18.
Tribal
and External
Affairs
Manage,
Develop
Coordinate
Plan,
well
regional,
{;I"
Serve
Relations
Unit shall
and External
Affairs
Unit.
The Tribal
h-ave the following
functions:
as the political
arm of the Office;
conceptualize,
on affirmative
formulate,
actions
to the. nor thern cuI tural
Serve
as
international
(d)
the
implement
and positive.
Office__- and l_o_cal as
and nOn-government
Serve
as the negotiating
national
and international
and monitor
program
andprojec
cultural
values
related
communi_ties;
link.age between the
private
Relations
arm of the
government
organiz-ations;
Office
ageneies;
with
local,
as