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traits, or who have, through resistance to political, social, and cultural inroads
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of colonization, non-indigenous religions and cultures, became historically
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differentiated from the majority of Filipinos. ICCs/IPs shall likewise include
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peoples who are regarded as indigenous on account of their descent from the
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populations which inhabited the country, at the time of conquest or
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colonization, or at the time of inroads of non-indigenous religions and
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cultures, or the establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or
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all of their own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, but who
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may have been displaced from their traditional domains or who may have
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resettled outside their ancestral domains;
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Sec. 4. Duty of the National Statistics Office (NSO). - It shall be the duty of the
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National Statistics Office (NSO), in coordination with the National Commission on
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Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to ensure the inclusion of Ethnic Origin in its national
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survey and national census starting the year 2011 and thereafter. The NSO shall
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employ NCIP employees as guides of the NSO enumerators. These NCIP guides
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taken from the different regions of the country must be knowledgeable of the
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different ethno-linguistic groups of the Philippines, and must know the dialect and
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appropriate manner of talking/asking culturally-sensitive questions to IPs or
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members of ICCs. Furthermore, the NSO should ensure that all surveys and
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documents issued by their office should be culturally sensitive.
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Sec. 5. Duty of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. - It shall be the
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duty of the NCIP to conduct the proper training of Enumerators all over the country
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to ensure that they have adequate knowledge of the different ethno-linguistic groups
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in their area and manner of asking appropriate and culturally-sensitive questions to
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members of indigenous cultural communities. Each barangay shall have one
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indigenous guide who shall accompany the NSO enumerator during data gathering.
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The indigenous guide must be knowledgeable of the dialect, way of life, and culture
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of the indigenous cultural communities and must be able to communicate with the
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indigenous communities in their respective areas.
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