Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 3rd edition (2006) 8. in collaboration with its regional counterpart and with the NCIP (for ancestral domains), prepare periodic supervision and monitoring reports on RAP, IPAP, and MOA implementation for submission to the PMO and the Bank. C. District Engineering Offices of the DPWH As the major implementer of this undertaking, the DEOs shall act as the Technical Coordinator and shall: a) oversee the staking-out, verification and validation of the PAFs’ assets; b) conduct inventories of properties that will be affected; c) approve disbursement vouchers/payments; d) submit reports on disbursements, payments to PAFs and release of funds for IPAP and MOA implementation to the Regional Office and the PMO; and e) submit Monthly Progress Reports to ESSO, the Regional Offices and the PMO. The DEO will also be a member of the Resettlement Implementation Committee (RIC) and will actively participate in its functions. D. Regional Offices of the DPWH The Regional Office shall act as the Liaison between ESSO and the District Office and shall ensure that the RAP, IPAP, and the MOA (in coordination with the NCIP and the affected IP community) are implemented as planned. Its specific activities are: a) monitor the RAP, IPAP, and MOA implementation and fund disbursement; b) submit the monthly progress reports to ESSO, c) monitor payments to PAFs and release of funds for MOA and IPAP Implementation. The RO will also address grievances filed at its office by the PAFs for speedy resolution. E. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) The NCIP is the primary government agency through which ICCs/IPs can seek government assistance. The IPRA vests upon the NCIP the power to issue certificate of ancestral land/domain title (CALT/CADT). (Section 44e) It has the power to issue appropriate certification as a pre-condition to the grant of permit, lease, grant or any other similar authority for the disposition, utilization, management, and appropriation by any private individual, corporate entity or any government agency, corporation or subdivision thereof on any part or portion of the ancestral domain taking into consideration the consensus approval of the ICCs/IPs concerned. NCIP Administrative Order No. 1 series of 2006 vests upon the NCIP Regional Office the responsibility to receive applications for the issuance of Certification Precondition. It is responsible for the conduct of the Field Based Investigation and overseeing the process for obtaining the Free and Prior, Informed Consent from the affected IPs/ICCs. The NCIP also validates expressions of voluntary initiation or solicitation for certain projects made by IP communities. Environmental and Social Services Office Department of Public Works and Highways March 2006, Revised October 2006 38