NCIP ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER
NO.1, Series of2002
SUBJECT: GUIDELINES FOR THE REVIEW AND VERIFICATION OF THE
CERTIFICATES OF ANCESTRAL DOMAIN TITLE (CADT) AND
CERTIFICATES OF ANCESTRAL LAND TITLE (CALT)
APPROVED BY THE FIRST COMMISSION EN BANC OF TBE
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES BUT
WERE NEITHER REGISTERED WITH TBE REGISTER OF DEEDS
NOR RELEASED TO THE CLAIMANTS-OWNERS.
Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 44 (e), 51, 52, 53 and 54, R.A. 8371, otherwise known as
"The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997", the following guidelines are hereby promulgated for the
information and guidance of all concerned:
Section 1. Objective. These guidelines are hereby promulgated in order to determine with finality
the validity of the Certificates of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) and Certificates of Ancestral Land Title
(CALT) approved by the first Commission of the NCIP.
Section 2. Scope. These guidelines shall apply only to the ten (10) Certificates of Ancestral Domain
Title (CADT) and six hundred five (60S) Certificates of Ancestral Land Title (CAL T) approved by the first
Commission of the NCIP during their incumbency but were neither registered with the Register of Deeds nor
released to the claimants-owners before the expiration of their term of office on February 23, 2001. These
CADTs and CALTs are now in the custody of the Ancestral Domains Office of this Commission.
Section 3. Definition of Terms. The following terms and phrases, as used herein are defined
hereunder, thus:
a. Commission shall refer to the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples.
b. Material defects - refer to defects in the material facts and documents relative to the petition. A
fact is material where the knowledge or ignorance of it will naturally influence the judgment of the
Commission in deciding whether the CADT or CALT will be granted or not.
c. Infirmity - where the documents and evidences submitted in support of the petition for issuance of
CADT or CALT are grossly insufficient that it cannot establish the necessary facts.
d. Fraud - a false representation of fact, made with knowledge of its falsehood, or rec lessly, without
belief in its truth, with the intention that it should be acted