iii) Provision of staff support as the Commission may require in preparation for the full functional operation of the new offices created under Sections 46 to 50 of the Act; iv) Preparatory policy planning and research activities for institutional development of the NCIP and formulation of development programs in line with the IPRA framework; v) Activities in response to special concerns affecting IPs as may be brought to the attention of the Commission; and, vi) Setting up of mechanisms of technical/financial cooperation with foreign funding agencies and Civil Society, for the implementation of its policies, programs and projects; and vii) Such other tasks pertinent to the implementation of the IPRA, as may be required by the NCIP. RULE XIII. FINAL PROVISIONS Section 1. Special Provision. The provisions of the Act relating to the civil, political, social and human rights and those pertaining to the identification, delineation, recognition, and titling of ancestral lands and domains are applicable throughout the entire country: Provided; That lands within the Baguio Townsite Reservation shall not be reclassified except through appropriate legislation: Provided further; That all land rights and titles acquired or recognized in Baguio City through judicial, administrative or other processes before the effectivity of the Act shall remain valid: Provided finally; That the City of Baguio shall not dispossess claimants of their undocumented private lands as guaranteed under Act No. 1963, as amended by Act No. 2711, C.A. No. 143 and R. A. No. 329. The undocumented private lands of claimants in Baguio City may be titled in accordance with C.A. No. 141, as amended; P. D. No. 1529; and the Act, whichever is applicable. In case of titling pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the procedure prescribed in Rule VIII of these rules shall apply. The Ancestral Domains Office shall organize and operationalize a Coordinating Desk for Baguio Ancestral Domain/Land Rights. This desk shall serve the indigenous peoples of Baguio City to uphold and protect their rights over their ancestral domains/lands. Its specific functions shall be, but not limited to, the following: a) Accept the Terminal Report of the status of all Ancestral Domains/Land Claims in the City of Baguio from the DENR-CAR, including a final and validated list of claims and claimants and complete records of all claims filed, processed and the actions taken thereon, if any; b) Within a period of one and one-half (1 1/2) years from the effectivity of these rules, process and validate all Ancestral Domains/Land Claims filed with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources pursuant to the provisions of Special Order No. 31, Series of 1989, as amended, and Department Administrative Order No. 02, Series of 1993, adopting procedures provided in the Act; and c) Present to a consultative body to generate a consensus on the following matters: procedures on the disposal of all ancestral domain/land claims; representation of the IPs in the quarterly national consultations; and resolution of all other matters that may arise within the premises. Section 2. Separability Clause. In case any clause, sentence, Section, or provision of these rules and regulations or any portion hereof is held or declared unconstitutional or invalid by a competent court, the other Sections or provisions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be full force and effect. Section 3. Repealing and Amending Clause. All Administrative Orders, rules and regulations, memoranda, circulars, and other orders inconsistent herewith or contrary to the Page 57