Section 5. The Assistors. The Assistors, who may be the representative/s of those mentioned below, may assist the PDT/CDT in all its responsibilities in the delineation process, except in the validation and evaluation of evidence/proofs: a. Indigenous Peoples Organization (IPOs) in accordance with the NCIP Rules on IPO Accreditation. Provide support/assistance to the NCIP during the delineation process. b. LGU/s. Provide available data and technical and financial support in the conduct of the delineation. The IP mandatory representative shall be the LGU representative; otherwise, the person should be somebody accepted by the community. c. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) field office/s. Issue corresponding certification whether or not there are areas within the AD/AL with issued CLOAs or identified to be under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) coverage. d. DENR field office/s. Issue corresponding certification identifying therein issued titles, approved surveys and other tenurial instruments over portion or the whole of the AD/AL; and provide copy of sketch maps, approved survey plans and/or other records pertinent to the application. e. Land Registration Authority (LRA). Undertake common projection of surveys; issue corresponding certification identifying therein existing judicial and other titles affecting or overlapping the AD/AL and consequently, endorse to the Register of Deeds (ROD) of the concerned province/city where AD/AL with issued CADT/CALT is located to effect registration. f. NGO/s actively present in the applicant community duly authorized by them and accredited by NCIP. Assist in all stages of the delineation process or aspects in support of the same. Section 6. Survey Party. The Survey Party, is composed of team or teams headed by a Geodetic Engineer authorized by the NCIP to conduct surveys over ancestral lands/domains RULE III PROOFS REQUIRED IN CADT/CALT APPLICATION Section 1. Proofs Required. Proof of Ancestral Domain Claims shall include the testimony of elders or community under oath, and other documents directly or indirectly attesting to the possession or occupation of the area since time immemorial by such ICCs/IPs in the concept of owner/s which shall be any one (1) of the following authentic documents: a. Written accounts of the ICCs/IPs customs and traditions; b. Written accounts of the ICCs/IPs political structure and institutions; c. Pictures showing long term occupation such as those of old improvements, burial grounds, sacred places and old villages; d. Historical accounts, including pacts and agreements concerning boundaries entered into by the ICCs/IPs concerned with others ICCs/IPs; e. Survey plans and indicative maps; f. Anthropological data; g. Genealogical data; h. Pictures and descriptive histories of traditional communal forests and hunting grounds; i. Pictures and descriptive histories of traditional landmarks such as mountains, rivers, creeks, ridges, hills, terraces and the like; or j. Write-ups of names and places derived from the native dialect of the community. The PDT/CDT, RRB, RD, ADO or Commission, in the exercise of sound discretion, may require the submission of additional proofs. Section 2. Sworn Testimonies of Elders/ Leaders. Sworn testimonies shall be given by at least four (4) elders/leaders, attesting, among others, to the following: a. The identity of the ICCs/IPs, including their leaders and original settlers, based on ethno-history; b. The fact that they have possessed, occupied, claimed and used the territory and the resources therein as AD/AL claim since time immemorial; c. The description of the metes and bounds or traditional landmarks of the AD/AL claimed, as well as the land use practiced; Page 5 of 26 Revised Omnibus Rules on Delineation and Recognition of Ancestral Domains and Lands of 2012