SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC )
OF THE l'HlLIPPINES
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Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S.B. NO.
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Introduced by Senator Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Binay
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AN ACT MANDATING TI-IE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD AND NON-MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO
INDIGENT LITIGANTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL
COMMUNITIES WHILE IN ATTENDANCE OF HEARINGS OR PROCEEDINGS IN
THE NCIP
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 44 of Republic Act 8371 is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Section 44. Powers and Functions. - To accomplish its mandate, the NCII' shall have
the following powers, jurisdiction and [unction:
a) To serve as the primary government agency through which ICCs/IPs can seek
government assistance and as the medium, thorough which such assistance may be
extended[;], AND TO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, AND OTHER
NON-MONETARY ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT ICCS/IPS WHO ARE
LITIGANTS BEFORE ANY PROCEEDINGS;
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b) To review and assess the conditions of ICCs/IPs including eXlst1l1g laws and
policies pertinent thereto and to propose relevant laws and policies to address their
role in national development;
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c) To formulate and implemcnt policies, plans, programs and projects for tbe
economic, social and cultural development of the ICCs/IPs and to monitor the
implementation thereof;
cl) To request and engage the services and support of experts from other agencies of
government or employ private experts and consultants as may be required in the
pursuit of its objectives;
e) To issue certillcate of ancestrallancl/domain title;
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I) Subject to existing laws, to enter into contracts, agreements, or arrangement, with
government or private agencies or entities as mal' be necessary to attain the objectives