communities or areas occupied by them; and in case of conflicts, recommend to
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the President appropriate action l-Inder the circumstances: Provided, that the
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issuance of said certification shall not be considered as license, lease, or permit
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allowing the exploitation of natural resources, which license, lease, or permit can
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only be issued by the authorized government agencies or offices pursuant to
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pertinent laws;
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(n) Provide legal and technical services for the survey, adjudication, titling, and
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development of Muslim Filipino ancestral lands and settlements proclaimed by
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the government for the Muslim Filipinos;
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(0) Administer all programs, projects, and activities, formulate the necessary rules
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and regulations, and coordinate with pertinent offices to ensure the success of
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the annual hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
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(p) Promote the development of a Hajj Assistance Fund that shall be created from
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contributions of Muslim Filipinos and other donors which shall be used to support
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the financial needs of Muslim Filipinos intending to participate in the annual hajj;
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(q) Administer and hold in trust awqaf (endowment) propertiesand/or awqaf
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institutions, and receive by way of grant, donations or gifts, awqaf investments in
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accordance with the principles of Islamic investments and finance;
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(r) Prescribe rules and regulations for the establishment of awqaf institutions,
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administration of awqaf assets,' and settlement of disputes among awqaf
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beneficiaries pursuant to the general principles of Shari'ah (Islamic Law);
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(s) Formulate and adopt continuing programs and activities to strengthen Madaris
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(plural of Madrasah) schools, Islamic Studies, and Shari'ah and Islamic
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jurisprudence, in coordination with appropriate agencies of the government;
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(t) Promote and supervise, in coordination with appropriate agencies of the
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government, the implementation of the Madrasah education system throughout
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the country except in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
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where the system shall be implemented and supervised by the Department of
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Education-ARMM; and provide assistance in the expeditious accreditation of
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Madrasah educational
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government;
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institutions with the appropriate agencies of the
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(u) Ensure that the curriculum of the Madrasah education system shall conform with
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the basic curriculum of the national formal education system which along with
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teachings on Arabic Language, Islamic Studies, and Filipino and Islamic Values
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