Assist,
(i)
Coordinate
the enforcement
of policies
and laws protecting
the rights
of
the
northern
cultural
communities
to
their
ancestral
lands,
including
the application
of customary laws governing
property
rights
and relations,
in determining
the ownership and extent
of
ancestral
lands,
subject
to
procedures
and standards
established
by the
Legislature
or any other duly constitutional
authority
and for
this
purpose
enlist
the
assistance
of appropriate
government
agencies,
including
those concerned with law enforcement;
(j)
Acquire,v
lease
or own such properties
or assets in whatever
form
as
may be necessary,
and sell
or- otherwise
dispose of the same and serve
as the
custodian
or administrator
of such lands or areas
and other
properties
or assets as the Pre-s-ident may reserve
for the benefit
of
the northern
cultural
communities;
(k)
Conduct
inspections
or
surveys
jointly
with
other
appropriate
agencies,
and issue necessary certifications
prior
to the grant of any
license,
lease
or
permit
for the exploitation
of natural
resources
affecting
the iQte:rests
of the nor~rn
cultural
communities
or
areas
occupied
by them;
and,
in
case of conflicts,
recommend to
the
Pres~dent
such action
as may be appropriate
under the circumstances;
(1)
Provide
legal
and technical
services
for the
titling
and development
of
tribal
ancestral
s~ttlements
proclaimed
by the government
for
(m)
Provide
service
(n)
Coordinate
the
formulation,
design,
integration
and
the
implementation,
where
applicable,
of
development
plans which
will
assist
members of the northern
cultural
communities
in
developing
their
ancestral
lands with respect
to cont.iguous
areas
occupied
by
members
hereof,
incorporating
therein
livelihood
programs
and
ecological
or environmental
considerations
consistent
with
national
plans or guidelines,
river
basin or area development
plans,
including
environmental
protection
for
traditional
tribal
domains,
tribal
hunting
grounds and sacred ancestral
plac.es or tribal
cultural
assets;
(0)
promote and support community schools,
both formal and nonformal,
for
the
benefit
of members
of
the
northern
cultural
communttl:es,
incorporating
therein
the
cultural
values
of
the
beneficiary
communities
consistent
with
the Filipino
values
or good
citizenship
and love of country,
preferably
in areas where
existing
educational
facilities
are not accessible
to members or the
northern
cultural
com~unities,
in coordination
~ith
the Ministry
of Education,
Culture
and Sports;
survey,
adjudication,
'lands
as well
as
the northern
culturalcommunit
,
medical assistance
and health
center levels
iQ coordiQadon
Encourage
agrIcultural
trade
programs at the
with the Ministry
sub-office
of Health;
.
and
fairs
and market c-anter to serve as outlets
for
the
and handIcraft
--ptodcuct'scc of
the
nO-rt.b:e:z:n, culturalcommunit
support the establishment
of other marketing
assistnoce
and credit
facilities
for +he promotion
of trade and entrepreneurship
amoO-g nor-thern cultural
communities' ,