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Manage,
cultural
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administer
and supervise
communities.
The
settlement
Cultural
projects
Affairs
for
Unit
the
shall
southern
have the
Conduct researches
and studies
relative
to the cultural
development
of
the southern
cultural
communities,
the result
of which would serve as
the
basis
for policy
and plans formulation
and program
and project
impiementation.
Correspondingly,
it shall
maintain
research
centers
and tribal
cultural
centers
as may be necessary;
\a/
(b)
Establish
and maintain
a central
library,
center
to serve as repositories
of information
cultural
communities
museum and audio-visual
regarding
the
southern
(c)
Develop
procedures
and pursue
a systematic
dissemination
of
information
about the various
ethnic
tribes
and communities
comprising
the
southern
cultural
communities
for the purpose of promoting
better
understanding
and goodwill
between the tribes
and communities
and the
mainstream populace;
(d)
Formulate
and implement
an education
program especially
designed
to
improve the literacy
level
of adult and out-of-school
youth members of
the
southern
cultural
communities,
subject
to the approval
of
the
Ministry
of Education,
Culture
and Sports;
I
(e)
Develop
and
members
of
school
Oversee
(g)
Coordinate
national
objectives
a scholarship
culturnl
program
for
Collllllllnltlrn
poor
but
WilD wlnll
to
deserving
~llrlilia
Illgll
education;
and supervise
the effective
and efficient
implementation
ofpo
plans,
programs and projects
of the Office
on matters
pertaining
to
the
preservation
and development
of
the
culture,
traditions,
institutions
and well-being
of the
southern
cultural
communities
.1ts activities
and provide assistance
to
agencies
concerned
with
national
cultural
Wi
SEC. 18.
Tribal
and External
Affairs
f...c.
flouthorn
and higher
(f)
(a)
maintain
the
Relations
and External
Affairs
Unit shall1iave
the following
as the
political
Unit.
The
£UnC"tions:
Plan,
conceptualize,
formulate,
implement
projects
on affirmative
actions
and positive
to the southern
cultural
communities;
(c)
Serve
as
international
(d)
Serve
as the negotiating
national
and international
'the
appropriateprogra
and
Tribal
Relations
arm of the Office;
(b)
1\
the
and monitor
program
and
cultural
values
related
linkage
between the
Office
and local
priv~te
and non-government
organizations;
arm of the
government
Office
agencies;
with local,
as
well
regional
as