x.
Witness Monuments - refers to two or more points, with known position, used to
define the location of an inaccessible /submerged boundary corner.
y.
Work Order (WO) - refers to an order issued by the NCIP that authorizes its
Geodetic Engineer to conduct surveys on AL/AD.
z.
Work and Financial Plan (WFP) – refers to the detailed delineation and titling
activities and the corresponding budget allocation(NCIP-ADO Form No. 4).
Section 4. Objectives. This Rules aims to:
a.
Promote and protect the native title and other rights of ICCs/IPs to their ADs/ALs;
b.
Affirm and defend the cultural integrity of the ICCs/IPs in order to ensure their
economic, social and cultural well-being;
c.
Consolidate and enhance issuances, guidelines, and/or rules promulgated by the
Commission in order to make it more efficient, effective and economical in the delineation and
recognition of ADs/ALs and crafting of the ADSDPP;
d.
Identify roles and accountabilities of the ICCs/IPs, NCIP,Local Government Units
(LGUs), participating private sector organization/s (PSO), and other stakeholders in the
delineation and recognition of ADs/ALs; and
e.
Enhance the harmonization of various government policies affecting ICCs/IPs.
Section 5. Guiding and Operating Principles. In implementing this Rules, the following
operating principles shall be observed:
Self-delineation. Self-delineation shall be the guiding principle in the
identification and delineation of ADs/ALs. As such, the ICCs/IPs concerned shall have a decisive
role in all the activities pertinent thereto. Corollary to this, there shall only be one CADT for every
ancestral domain.
a.
b.
ALs/ADs are Private Lands. ADs/ALs are private lands under the concept of
Native Title.
c.
Rights of other people within the domain. The rights of non-IPs or IPs within
the AD and who are not co-owners thereof, validly acquired, shall be recognized and respected.
d.
Primacy of Customary Law. In the resolution of all conflicts involving ADs/ALs,
the primacy of applicable customary laws shall be observed.
e.
Non-transferability of CADTs. CADTs issued over delineated ADs are non-
transferrable.
f.
Cultural Integrity. The holistic and integrated adherence of IPs/ICCs to their
respective IKSPs, their character, their identity as a people and their assertion over their territory
shall remain inviolable. All activities pertinent to the identification, delineation and recognition of
the ADs/ALs of ICCs/IPs shall be in consultation with them and measures must be undertaken
to ensure that the culture and traditions of the concerned ICCs/IPs are respected, applied
and/or utilized in the process. Hence, the principle one CADT for every AD.
Inter-agency and Non-Government Organization/s (NGO/s) collaboration and
Community Support. The participation of the concerned ICCs/IPs is indispensable and the
collaboration of other government agencies in the process of delineation shall be greatly
encouraged and vigorously pursued. The NGO/s actively assisting, and/or formally authorized by
the IPs/ICCs and duly accredited by the NCIP may collaborate in specified areas/levels of the
delineation process. The respective roles of all participating groups or agencies shall be specified
in a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) executed for the purpose.
g.
h.
Peace-Building. The delineation and recognition of ADs/ALs should foster
national unity, peace and development.
i.
Existing Property Rights Regimes. Property rights within the ancestral domains
already existing or vested upon effectivity of IPRA shall be recognized and respected.
Philippine Reference System 1992 (PRS92). The Geodetic Engineer authorized
to undertake the survey of ADs/ALs shall use the geodetic control network adopted in 1992 as
the standard reference system for all surveying and mapping activities.
j.
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