stakeholder body comprised of local government units (LGUs), tribal leaders, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Region X Community Environment and Natural Resources Offices (CENRO), and Non-Government Organizations. Land Tenure Issues While the actual area of the MILALITTRA ancestral domain covers approximately 13,000 hectares, only 11,105.57 hectares was approved by the NCIP when it validated the said application for CADT. In the course of the processing of the CADT application, no adverse claimant filed protests during the legally prescribed 15-day protest period; hence, the CADT application was consequently validated and approved by the NCIP Commission en-banc. However, thirteen years after its approval, the CADT has not been registered with the Land Registration Authority (LRA) despite repeated follow-ups by the representatives of the MILALITTRA. In spite of the approval of the CADT, two outsiders namely Ramon Eleazar and Aberasturi have encroached into the CADT area and have succeeded in physically taking hold of approximately 1,200 hectares of ancestral lands in Tinaytayan, Barangay San Miguel. The MILALITTRA was able to physically force Aberasturi out of the CADT area; however approximately 1,000 hectares of land that he has encroached into has yet to be recovered by the rightful Talaandig owners. Without land to till, the affected Talaandigs lost their primary means of living and rightful place inside the ancestral domain. This situation has also been taken advantage of by “lawless elements” in the CADT, which contributed to the breakdown of peace and order in the area. While the problem with the encroachment of Eleazar and Aberasturi has not been fully resolved, new problems arose in 2014. A full ten years after the approval of the Talaandig CADT, the MILALITTRA representatives found out that several CLOAs (Certificate of Land Ownership Awards) were issued in favor of migrant families. These titles were located within the perimeter of the MILALITTRA CADT. Efforts are now in place to conduct a full inventory of the of the CLOAs recipients and identify their location in the CADT area. 18 The Joint Administrative Order No. 01 series of 2012: A Policy Review

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