Section 7. Census and List. For purposes of this Rules, census shall refer to the process of
coming up with the list of community members found in the AD/AL without prejudice to the
inclusion of the names of non-resident members if available. The census may include the
following:
a. migrant IPs residing within the ancestral domain/land, and,
b. non-IPs residing within the ancestral land/domain.
The list shall be validated by the applicants through their recognized elders/leaders who shall
affix their signatures/ thumb-marks in all the pages thereof. Any member of the PDT/CDT
present during the validation shall certify that the list was presented to the community for
validation by affixing his/her signature in all pages.
Section 8. Supporting Documents. The following may be considered as documents in support
of the CADT/CALT application:
a. The resolution recognizing the elders/leaders who served as key informants, together
with the minutes of the said assembly, certified by PDT/CDT;
b. The resolution recognizing the NGOs/LGUs as assisting partners in the delineation;
c. Minutes/Report/s on conflict or dispute resolution conducted or documented by
PDT/CDT;
d. Minutes of all activities conducted and facilitated by the PDT/CDT during the
delineation process;
e. MOAs relevant to delineation process, executed between the community and assisting
NGOs, LGUs or other entities;
f. Pacts or agreements between the applicant community and the adjacent
community/ies or private property owner/s;
g. Photographs documenting the activities relative to the delineation.
RULE IV
PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF
ANCESTRAL DOMAIN TITLE/ CERTIFICATE OF ANCESTRAL LAND TITLE (CADT/CALT)
A. DELINEATION OF ANCESTRAL DOMAINS/LANDS
Section 1. Application/Petition; By Whom and Where filed; Form and Content. The duly
notarized application/petition shall be filed by the authorized Elder/Leader or ICC/IP
Representative with the nearest NCIP Community Service Center (CSC), Provincial Office (PO) or
Regional Office (RO) in the prescribed NCIP form (NCIP-ADO Form AD-1 for AD and NCIP-ADO
Form AL-2 for AL), and shall contain the following basic information:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Name/s of CADT/CALT applicant;
Tribe/ethno-linguistic group;
Specific location/coverage of the AD/AL;
General information of the land/domain applied for, including its estimated area; and
Signature/s or thumb-mark/s of applicant or duly authorized representative/s of the
clan/family/ individual or community.
Section 2. Attachment to the Application/Petition. The application/petition for CADT/CALT
shall be supported by the following documents/writings:
a.
For CADT application – Sworn Letter or Resolution of Intent signed by the majority
of the traditional Council of Elders/Leaders stating therein that the application was a community
decision arrived at in accordance with customary processes, and that the area subject of their
application/petition is their ancestral domain since time immemorial.
b.
For CALT application – Sworn Letter or Resolution of Intent signed by the ICCs/IPs
applicant stating therein that the area subject of the application/ petition is their ancestral
domain/land since time immemorial, and where the presence of other co-owners is apparent,
their duly verified conformity.
Where the application is to be accomplished and filed by a representative of the CADT/CALT
applicant, the representative/s must submit the Authorization/Special Power of Attorney
constituting him/her/them as the legal representative/s which, among others, must indicate the
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