SEC.
Service
I
effect_!ve
matters:.-
SEC. 14.
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Service.
The Legal Service
shall
be responsible
for
providing
the members of the northern
cultural
communities
with
the
legal
education
and assistance
in case of litigations
involving
their
persons
or
interests;
undertake
research,
compllatian
and codification
of cu~tomary laws
and traditions
of each tribe
of the northern
cultural
communities
as well
as
existing
legislations;
assist
the Legislative
Branch of the national
government
in
initiating
and enacting
legislation
benefitting
the
northern
culturalcomm~nities;
extend
technical
assistance
for the
organization
arid orderly
conduct
of
tribal
adjudication
councils;
coordinate
with
duly
constituted
authorities
in providing
protective
service
to members of the northern
cultural
communities;
act
as legal
counsel
of
the
Office;
investigate.
cases
involving
the
Office's
personnel;
recommend to the
Office
appropriate
recommendations
pertaining
thereto.
SEC. 15.
Units.
Economic Affairs-unrt,
Affairs
Unit.
The Units
Cultural
Affairs
of the
Office
Unit and Tribal
The Economic
Affairs
Promote and deveclop economic livelihood
projects
the
extension
of loans,
entrepreneurship,
assistance
to the members of the northern
cultural
(b)
economic
development
projects
of whatever nature to the northern
Formulate
and
implement manpower training
projects
for
the
economic
development
communities;
Conduct
feasibility
assistance,
including
cultural
communities;
Oversee
community
(g)
~,
community
~f
studies
Unit
shall
have the
and programs through
trade
and marketing
communities;
Undertake
researches
and studies
which would serve as inputs.to
pol~cy
and plan formulation
and program and project
implementation
relative
to the economic well-being
of northern
cultural
communities,
including
the
developmentt
protection
and conservation
of
the
physical
environment
within
their
ancestral
lands for
the
maintenance
of
ecological
balance and for the conservation
of their
patrimony;
Implement
assistance
(f)
shall
consist
of
the
Relations
and External
health
I
and
coordinate
relief
cultural
communities;
and
the
northern
regarding
the
provisions
and nutrition
services
to
self-help
cultural
of
medical
the
northern
or
supervise
the effective
and efficient
implementation
ofpolicies,
plans,
programs and projec~s
of the
Office
-on-economic
llvellhood'-d'e"v-eLopmeni-by
RegLonal and Field O.f.fices;
Design,
formulate
plans
for ancestral
the northern
cultural
and implement land-use
development
policies
and tribal
lands including
resettlement
areas
communities;
and
for
t/