Land Acquisition, Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Indigenous Peoples’ Policy, 3rd edition (2007)
that is used as reference in determining the fit between a proposed infrastructure
project and the long-term development goals and priority concerns of the affected
ICC/IP.
Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) -- As defined in R.A. 8371, it
refers to a title formally recognizing the rights of possession and ownership of
ICCs/IPs over their ancestral domains identified and delineated in accordance with
IPRA.
Certificate of Ancestral Lands Title (CALT) -- As defined in R.A. 8371, it refers
to a title formally recognizing the rights of ICCs/IPs over their ancestral lands.
Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) -- It refers to a certificate issued
to grantees of the comprehensive agrarian reform program. The provisions of CA
141 shall govern in the CLOAs awarded under the Public Land Act.
Certification Precondition (CP) -- It is a document issued by the NCIP attesting
that the applicant or project proponent has complied with the requirements for
securing the affected ICCs/IPs in accordance to the Free, Prior and Informed
Consent Guidelines of 2006.
Collective Attachment -- It means that for generations there has been a physical
presence in and economic ties to lands and territories traditionally owned, or
customarily used or occupied, by the group concerned, including areas that hold
special significance for it, such as sacred sites. Collective attachment also refers to
the attachment of transhumant/nomadic groups to the territory they use on a
seasonal or cyclical basis.
Community Consultative Assembly (CCA) -- The CCA is part of the FPIC
process convened for the purpose of presenting the project to the IP community.
The participants to the CCA are the elders or leaders of the IP community; the
representatives of IP households/ families within the area affected; the
representatives of the applicant or the project proponent/s; the FPIC team
constituted by the NCIP; and the representatives of development Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs) duly accredited by the NCIP and authorized by the IP
Community to be present within the ancestral domain area.
Compensation -- This means payment in cash or in kind at replacement cost for an
asset to be acquired or affected by an infrastructure project.
Cut-off Date -- It is the date of commencement of the census of affected families
within the project boundaries. Persons not covered at the time of census-taking will
not be eligible for claims of compensation entitlements. Cut-off date for land-taking
will be set on the date that the parcellary survey was conducted but the value of the
land will be based on the agreed values of the land at the time of taking.
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Environmental and Social Services Office
Department of Public Works and Highways
February 2007