control of CARP support services for ICCs/IPs; and, the recognition of existing property rights within ancestral domains/lands. The Manual also provides for the exclusion from the coverage of CARP lands that are actually, directly and exclusively used for parks, wildlife, forest reserves, reforestation, fish sanctuaries, and breeding grounds, watershed and mangroves pursuant to Section 10 of R.A. No. 6657 as amended. In addition, most importantly, the Manual provides specific rules in resolving contentious inter-agency issues. A Road map for JAO 01-2012 Four years after the signing of JAO 01-2012, a Strategic Plan to strengthen the implementation of JAO 01-2012 was formulated in April 2016. The concerned agencies (LRA, DENR, DAR, and NCIP) in the CARAGA region spearheaded the formulation of the Plan, which aims to achieve the following: n n n n n n n shared understanding of agency core processes; contentious issues jointly resolved; cultural sensitivity enhanced; increased transparency; policies harmonized; conflict sensitivity internalized; and, fully functional structures in accordance with operational manual. With support from the COSERAM program of the GIZ, the Strategic Plan for JAO 01-2012 is seen as a catalyst that shall lead towards the peaceful development in target areas served by the four (4) agencies; avoidance or minimization of conflicts in the communities; improved quality of titles to claimants; reduced number of cases related to cancellation of titles; minimized overlapping in titling processes; increased sense of security on land ownership/stewardship; and, minimize/decrease factors dividing people and increase/strengthen connectors that bring people together. As of the writing of this paper, there is no further data available on the number of Regional JAO committees that have been organized to operationalize it at such level. 16 The Joint Administrative Order No. 01 series of 2012: A Policy Review