corporation or subdivision thereof on any part or portion of the ancestral domain taking into
consideration the free and prior informed consent of the ICCs/ IPs concerned.
d) Action on Fraudulent Claims. To take appropriate legal action for the cancellation of
illegally acquired titles and for the reconvenyance of the areas to the ICCs/IPs concerned as
provided for in these Implementing Rules and Regulations; and
e) To take appropriate legal action for the enforcement of the rights of ICCs/ IPs provided under
the Act.
Section 4: Fund Sourcing and Allocation. In relation to fund sourcing and allocation,
the NCIP shall have the following powers and responsibilities:
a) Subject to existing laws, to enter into contracts, agreements, or arrangement, with
government or private agencies or entities as may be necessary to attain the objectives of the
Act, and subject to the approval of the President, to obtain loans from government lending
institutions and other lending institutions to finance its programs; and
b) To negotiate for funds and to accept grants, donations, gifts and/or properties in whatever
form and from whatever source, local and international, subject to the approval of the
President of the Philippines, for the benefit of ICCs/ IPs and administer the same in
accordance with the terms thereof; or in the absence of any condition, in such manner
consistent with the interest of ICCs/ IPs as well as existing laws.
Section 5: Power to Represent IPs. To represent the Philippine ICCs/IPs in all
international conferences and conventions dealing with indigenous peoples and other related
concerns. The NCIP shall likewise authorize the attendance of a non-NCIP official or employee
to international gatherings, conferences, convention, training, and similar undertakings who shall
present the Philippine position in such activities. Such authorized individual or groups shall
submit a written post-action report, and conduct briefings or re-echo seminars to the NCIP within
thirty (30) days upon arrival.
Part V: Accessibility and Transparency
Section 1. Accessibility and Transparency. Subject to such limitations as may be
provided by law or by rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, all official records,
documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions or decisions, as well as research
data used as basis for policy development of the Commission shall be made accessible to the
public.
Section 2. Exercise of Right to Information. In recognition of the right of the people to
information on matters of public concern, the NCIP shall make accessible to the public all official
records, documents and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, as well as research data
used as basis for policy development of the Commission. The exercise of the right to information
includes, but shall not be limited to the following:
a) Installation of an information monitoring system to serve the information needs and
requirements of the ICCs/IPs, POs, NGOs, government agencies and the general public; and
b) Periodic reports to the information users on the following areas;
(1) Transfer of personnel, assets, projects, funds and records corresponding to the
reorganization of the ONCC/OSCC,
(2) Establishment and strengthening of the NCIP organizational structure from the
service centers to the national office,
(3) Management of the Ancestral Domains Fund,
(4) Formation and operationalization of the consultative body, and people empowerment
programs, including processes and indicators in the exercise of free and prior
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