THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session 1 1 1 SENATE S.B. No. Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Ah ACT GRANTING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) AN ADDITIONAL TEN ( I O ) YEARS WITHIN WHICH TO TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION FOR THE CANCELLATION OF OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED TITLES WHICH WERE ACQUIRED ILLEGALLY, AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 64 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 8371 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLE ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PIIJRPQSES” Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representative of the Philippines in Congress assembled. - SECTION I. The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) is hereby granted an additional ten ( I O ) years within which to take appropriate legal action of the cancellation of officially documented titles which were acquired illegally as provided under Section 64 of RA Number 8371. SEC. 2. €ffecfivifym - This Act shall take effect upon approval. Approvgd,