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or the establishment of present state boundaries, who retain some or all of their
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own social, economic, cultural and political institutions, but who may have been
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displaced from their traditional domains or who may have resettled outside their
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ancestral domains;
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Sec. 4. Duty of the Philippine Statistics Authority. - It shall be the duty of the
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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), in coordination with the National Commission on
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Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), to ensure the employment of enumerators, or the deployment of
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NCIP employees, who aTe knowledgeable of the different IPs and ICCs of the Philippines,
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and the language and appropriate manner of asking culturally-sensitive questions to IPs and
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ICCs, in gathering data on Ethnic Origin during the conduct of the national survey and
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national census. Furthermore, the PSA should ensure that all surveys and documents issued
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by their office should be culturally sensitive.
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Sec. 5. Duty of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. - It shall be the
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duty of the NCIP to conduct the proper training of PSA enumerators, including the barangay
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indigenous guides, all over the country to ensure that they have adequate knowledge of the
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different IPs and ICCs in their area, their language, way of life, and culture, and the manner
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of asking them culturally-sensitive questions.
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An indigenous guide in each barangay, or any officer or member of the concerned
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Local Culture and Arts Council or Local Tourism Council, as the case may be, shall also be
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trained by the NCrp, who may assist the city or municipal government in the conduct of
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cultural mapping within a local government unit.
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Sec. 6. Appropriations. - The amount of one hundred million pesos (PIOO,OOO,OOO)
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that shall be given to PSA for the training of PSA enumerators shall be charged against any
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available appropriation in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the year of its
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implementation. Thereafter, sucb sums as be necessary shall be included in the yearly
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General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The PSA, with tbe assistance of the
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NCrp, shall promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulations within 90 days
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from the effectivity of this Act.
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Sec. 8. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of the Act is declared void
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or unconstitutional, the remaining portions or provisions hereof shall not be affected by such
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declaration.
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Sec. 9. Repealing Clause. - Any provision of law or regulations inconsistent
herewit.h is hereby repealed, revoked, or modified accordingly.
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