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concerned, or through a Petition for Delineation filed with the NCIP, by a
majority of the members of the ICCs/IPs;
c) Delineation Proper. -- The official delineation of ancestral domain
boundaries including census of all community members therein, shall be
immediately undertaken by the Ancestral Domains Office upon filing of
the application by the ICCs/IPs concerned. Delineation will be done in
coordination with the community concerned and shall at all times include
genuine involvement and participation by the members of the
communities concerned;
d) Proof 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 owners which
shall be any one (1) of the following authentic documents:
1) Written accounts of the ICCs/IPs customs and
traditions;
2) Written accounts of the ICCs/IPs customs and
traditions;
3) Pictures showing long term occupation such as those
of old improvements, burial grounds, sacred places
and old villages;
4) Historical accounts, including pacts and agreements
concerning boundaries entered into by the ICCs/IPs
concerned with other ICCs/IPs;
5) Survey plans and sketch maps;
6) Anthropological data;
7) Genealogical surveys;
8) Pictures and descriptive histories of traditional
communal forests and hunting grounds;
9) Pictures and descriptive histories of traditional
landmarks such as mountains, rivers, creeks, ridges,
hills, terraces and the like; and
10)Write-ups of names and places derived from the
native dialect of the community.
e) Preparation of Maps. -- On the basis of such investigation and the
findings of fact based thereon, the Ancestral Domains Office of the NCIP
shall prepare a perimeter map, complete with technical descriptions, and
a description of the natural features and landmarks embraced therein;
f) Report of Investigation and Other Documents. -- A complete copy of
the preliminary census and a report of investigation, shall be prepared by
the Ancestral Domains Office of the NCIP;
g) Notice and Publication. -- A copy of each document, including a
translation in the native language of the ICCs/IPs concerned shall be
posted in a prominent place therein for at least fifteen (15) days. A copy
of the document shall also be posted at the local, provincial and regional
offices of the NCIP, and shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks to allow other
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