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The NCIP, through its regional offices, shall have original and exclusive
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jurisdiction over all claims and disputes involving ICCAs; Provided, however, that
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no such dispute shall be brought to the NCIP unless the parties have exhausted
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all remedies provided under their customary laws, provided further that when one
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o f the parties is not a member of the ICCs/IPs,
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mechanisms shall apply. For this purpose, a certification shall be issued by the
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Council of Elders/Leaders who participated in the attempt to settle the dispute that
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the same has not been resolved, which certification shall be a condition precedent
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to the filing of a petition with the NCIP
traditional conflict resolutions
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SEC. 20. Rote o f the DENR. - T h e DENR shall, upon the formal request of the
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ICCs/IPs, provide financial and technical support for delineation and mapping, and
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biodiversity assessment of ICCA and in the listing or registration of ICCA with the
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Registry and similar global platforms or networks.
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Enforcement o f the preventive mechanisms and penal provisions of this Act
shall also be vested in the DENR.
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The agency shall also take into account the issues and concerns on ICCAs
in all management planning and decision-making processes of the ICCs/IPs..
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The government shall provide funds for the publication of the ICCAs.
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SEC. 21. Role o f O ther G overnm ent Agencies and LGUs. -C onsistent with
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their respective mandates and upon formal request by ICCs/IPs, national
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government agencies and LGUs shall provide financial and technical assistance in
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building and strengthening the capacity of the requesting ICCs/IPs to manage their
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ICCA.
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The NCIP and the DENR, in partnership with the DILG, shall device an
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incentive scheme for LGUs that will adopt and include ICCAs in the Regional and
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Provincial Physical Framework Plans, Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plans
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(CLWUP), Community Development Plan (CDP), Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) and
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other relevant plans and programs.
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The NCIP and the DENR, in partnership with the Department of Information
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and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Philippine Statistics Authority
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(PSA), shall create or improve on existing data gathering methods for a complete
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and centralized ICCA registry.
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