NCIP ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.4
Series of 2012
REVISED OMNIBUS RULES ON DELINEATION AND RECOGNITION OF ANCESTRAL
DOMAINS AND LANDS OF 2012
Pursuant to Article II Section 22, Article XII Section 5, Article XIV Section 17 of the Philippine
Constitution of 1987 and the provisions of RA 8371 and its implementing rules and regulations,
the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) hereby adopts and promulgates the
following Rules on Delineation and Recognition of Ancestral Domains and Ancestral Lands
(ADs/ALs) of 2012.
PART I
PRELIMINARIES AND DELINEATION PROPER
RULE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Title. This Rules shall be known as the “The Revised Omnibus Rules on
Delineation and Recognition of Ancestral Domains and Ancestral Lands of 2012.”
Section 2. Coverage. This Rules shall cover the following:
Applications for CADT/CALT pursuant to Republic Act 8371, Indigenous Peoples
Rights Act (IPRA) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR);
b.
Conversion of CADCs/CALCs issued by DENR pursuant to Special Order No. 31,
series of 1990, and Department Administrative Order No. 2, (DAO 2) Series of 1993.
c.
Ancestral Domains Sustainable Development and Protection Plan (ADSDPP)
Formulation for the CADT applied area, as far as practicable.
a.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. In addition to the definition of terms found in Sec. 3 of RA
8371, and Sec. 1, Rule II of the IRR, which are hereby adopted as part of this Rules, the following
terms as used in this Rules shall mean:
a.
Accuracy - it is a measure of how close a given measurement is to the absolute or
true value of the quantity measured.
b.
Amendment Survey (Amd)- refers to the changing of the boundary lines,
increasing or reducing the number of corners, consolidating and subdividing a previously
surveyed area without including any new area already included in other surveys previously
approved.
c.
Certificate of Ancestral Domain Claim (CADC)/Certificate of Ancestral Land
Claim (CALC) - refers to that Certificate issued by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources(DENR) recognizing the claims of ICCs/IPs to their ALs/ADs.
Chief of Survey Party (COP) – refers to the head of the survey team who conducts
the survey activities.
d.
Community Delineation Team (CDT) - refers to that group constituted in the
Community Service Center (CSC) which is not under any Provincial Office that is tasked to
gather, process, and field validate proofs, produce or re-produce pertinent documents and papers
for the processing of CADT/CALT applications.
e.
f.
Consolidation and Subdivision Survey (CSD)- refers to survey of more than two
contiguous lots merging to form a single lot and a single lot subdivided into two or more lots,
respectively.
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