(4) In areas where no newspapers exist, broadcasting in a radio station could be a valid substitute for publication. In case of broadcast, the same shall be made twice in a week and any opposition may be filed within 15 days from date of last broadcast. If both newspaper and radio station are not available, the mere posting of the basic documents as in stated in sub-paragraph (b) above shall be deemed sufficient and any opposition thereto must be filed within 15 days from last day of posting. e) Ocular Inspection and Appreciation of Proof. Within fifteen (15) days after such publication, the NCIP Service Center shall conduct an ocular inspection and investigation thereof. Notices shall be sent to the applicant and owners of adjoining properties at least five days before the scheduled date of ocular inspection. If the NCIP Service Center finds the same meritorious, it shall request the NCIP Regional Office, for a technical survey of the area. However, it may reject any application for CALT which it finds patently false or fraudulent upon investigation and shall give the applicant due notice of the action taken including the grounds for the denial. Such denial is appealable to the NCIP in accordance with the procedure prescribed herein. f) Resolution of Conflicting Claims. In case of conflicting claims, the NCIP Service Center shall refer the same to the Council of Elders/Leaders in the community for settlement. In case of failure of settlement thereat, the NCIP Service Center shall endeavor to cause the contending parties to meet and help them come up with a preliminary resolution of the conflict. Upon the exhaustion of all possible remedies, the same conflict may however be submitted for full adjudication under Section 62 of the Act, in which the Director of Lands may take part to represent the interest of the Republic of the Philippines. g) Parcellary Survey. -Upon the recommendation of the NCIP Service Center, through the NCIP Provincial Office, the Surveys Division of the NCIP Regional Office shall conduct a parcellary survey of the area. Upon the completion of the survey and approval thereof, the survey returns and the approved survey plan shall be returned to the NCIP Service Center through the Provincial Office. h) Report of Investigation. The NCIP Service Center shall prepare a report of its findings, together with the record and the approved survey plan and submit the same to the NCIP Provincial Office. In case of insufficient proof, additional evidences may be required from the applicant. i) Review by the NCIP Provincial Office. Upon review by the NCIP Provincial Office and finding the application to be sufficiently proved, the same shall be endorsed to the NCIP Ancestral Domains Office through the NCIP Regional Office. j) Issuance of Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT). The ADO shall, within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof, submit all records of the application to the NCIP which shall in turn, evaluate the application and report submitted, and if it finds the application to be meritorious, issue the corresponding CALT. Section 8. Registration of Certificates of Ancestral Domain Title (CADTs) and Certificates of Ancestral Land Title (CALTs). The NCIP, through the Ancestral Domains Office (ADO), shall register all CADTs and CALTs with the Register of Deeds in the place where the properties are located. The NCIP together with the Land Registration Authority shall formulate the procedure for such registration. Awardees of CADT and CALT themselves may opt to personally cause such registration.. Section 9. Reconveyance of Fraudulently Transferred Ancestral Lands. Within two years from the effectivity of the Act, the NCIP shall take appropriate legal action for the cancellation of illegally acquired titles ensuring however that the rights of possessors in good faith are protected. Procedures for reconveyance to the ICCs/IPs concerned shall be undertaken by the ICCs/IPs with the assistance of NCIP if requested. This provision shall not prejudice the right of ICCs/ IPs to redemption of lands transferred under vitiated consent and/or unconscionable consideration as provide for in Chapter III, Section 8 of the Act and these Rules and Regulations. Page 45

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