1 2 3 4 '5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1~ 19 of this Act, and subject to the approval of the President, to obtain loans from government lending institutions and other lending institutions to finance its programs; g) To negotiate for funds and to accept grants, donations, gifts and/or properties in whatever form and from whatever source, local and international, subject to the approval of the President of the Philippines, for the benefit of ICCs/IPs and administer the same in accordance with the terms thereof; or in the absence of any condition, in such manner consistent with the interest of ICCs/IPs as well as existing laws; h) To coordinate development programs and projects for the advancement of the ICCs/JPs and to oversee the proper implementation thereof; i) To convene periodic conventions or assemblies of IPs to review, assess as well as propose policies or plans; j) To advise the President of the Philippines on all malleI'S relating to the lCCs/lPs and to submit within sixty (60) days after the close of each calendar ycar, a report of its operations and achievements; 20 21 22 23 k) To submit to Congress appropriate legislative proposals intended to carry out the policies under this Act; 24 1) To prepare and submit the appropriate budget to the OfIice of the President; 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 111) To issue appropriate certification as a pre-condition to thc grant of permit, lease, grant, or any other similar authority tor the disposition, utilization, management and appropriation by any private individual, corporate entity or any government agency, corporation or subdivision thereof on any part or portion of the ancestral domain taking into consideration the consensus approval of the ICCs/IPs concerned[;] AND TO IMPOSE REASONABLE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGES AND FEES FOR SUCI-I CERTIFICATIONS TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE ABILITY TO PAY OF THE APPLICANT FOR CERTIFICATION; '34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 n) To decide all appeals from the decisions and acts of all the various olfices within the Commission: 0) To promulgate the necessary rules and regulations [or the implementation of this Act; p) To exercise such other powers and functions as may be directed by the President of the Republ ic of the Philippines; and q) To represent the Philippine ICCslIPs in all international conferences and conventions dealing with indigenous peoples and other related concerns. SECTION 2. Funding and Appropriations. A budget of Twenty Million Pesos (1'20,000,000.00) is hcreby appropriated for the implementation of the program of indigent ICC/II' litigants. The NCIl' is hereby empowered to allocate collections [rom administrative fees and charges lor plllposes of the program for indigent litigants.