accomplishments for the year under review. The presentation is performance-oriented indicating types of services delivered and projects undertaken; g) Decisions of the Commission En Banc provides digests of all the decisions of the Commission en banc for the resolution of cases on ancestral domains/lands; formal queries referred to it on policy matters related to IPRA; action on complaints presented on that level; policy issuances on the interface of customary law and other laws; and other similar rulings Part III: Composition, Appointment, Qualification, Tenure, Compensation and Removal from Office. Section 1. Composition of the Commission. The Commission shall be composed of seven Commissioners appointed by the President representing each of the ethnographic regions stated below. They shall serve as Commissioners in charge of their respective region. In no case shall one Commissioner serve or represent more than one ethnographic region: a) Region I and Cordillera,; b) Region II; c) The Rest of Luzon; d) Island Groups including Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon, Panay, and the rest of Visayas; e) Northern and Western Mindanao; f) Southern and Eastern Mindanao; and g) Central Mindanao. Section 2. Appointment of Commissioners. In constituting the NCIP, the President of the Philippines shall appoint seven (7) Commissioners, one of whom shall be Chairperson, according to the following mandatory considerations as provided by the Act: a) They shall come from one of the seven ethnographic/cultural areas; b) Representation of indigenous women in the Commission shall be assured by the appointment of a minimum of two women; c) Appointment of at least two Members of the Philippine Bar, preferably with a working knowledge of customary law; d) The Commissioners shall likewise be favorably recommended by authentic ICCs/IPs in their respective ethnographic region. For purposes of these rules, recommendation by authentic ICCs/IPs shall be a certification from community elders/leaders, indigenous peoples’ organizations or IP sectoral groups, that vouches for the exemplary experience of the recommendee in ethnic affairs and his proven honesty and integrity; and e) The principle of rotation of tribal representation in the composition of the NCIP shall be observed by the authentic ICCs/IPs in their recommendation. The ICCs/IPs shall pro-actively participate in the selection of Commissioners and Chairperson through such mechanisms as may be provided by them. Section 3. Qualifications. The seven Commissioners shall possess the following qualifications and submit the required documents to the Office of the President as indicated : a) He/She must be natural born Filipino citizen; b) He/She must be at least thirty five (35) years of age at the time of appointment; Page 28