75 quasi-judicial and administrative bodies, and other government agencies) where they may lodge their complaints for such violations. The training conducted by the Central Office in 2018 produced a Manual of Paralegal Training – Module 2. Consequently, the Regional Office of Cordillera Administrative Region and Region I also conducted paralegal training in their respective regions. 3. Documentation of Customary Laws The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 or Republic Act No. 8371 provides for the primacy of customary laws and practices in resolving disputes. Section 65 of the IPRA provides that “when disputes involve ICCs/IPs, customary laws and practices shall be used to resolve the dispute.” It is essential to undertake the documentation of customary laws not only for the sake of documentation and preservation, but in order to have a full understanding of these laws and practices, and to have ready and available resources in resolving disputes brought before the NCIP. Thus, considering the importance of customary laws, the NCIP is tasked to undertake the documentation of customary laws. The documented customary laws from the Cordillera Administrative Region in F.Y. 2018 were the following: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Documentation of the Masadiit of Abra Customary Laws and practices on property, ownership and Disposition Documentation of Customary Laws re: Conflict resolution mechanism among the Baguio Ibaloys Documentation of Customary Laws/Practices on Birth, Marriage and Death of the Karao in Ekip and Karao. Bokod, Benguet Documentation of Customary Laws of Apayao Documentation of Customary Laws of Ifugao Documentation of Customary Laws of Mountain Province