10/12/2019 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly xxxx k) National Commissian on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) - refers to the office created under this Act, which shall be under the Office of the President, and which shall be the primary government agency responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programs to recognize, protect and promote the rights of ICCs/IPs; [69] Section 38. National Commission on Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (NCIP). - To carry out the policies herein set forth, there shall be created the National Commission on ICCs/IPs (NCIP), which shall be the primary government agency responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programs to promote and protect the rights and well-being of the ICCs/IPs and the recognition of their ancestral domain as well as their rights thereto. [70] Section 5. Jurisdiction of the NCIP. - The NCIP through its Regional Hearing Offices shall exercise jurisdiction over all claims and disputes involving rights of ICCs/IPs and all cases pertaining to the implementation, enforcement, and interpretation of R.A. 8371, including but not limited to the following: (1) Original and Exclusive Jurisdiction of the Regional Hearing Office (RHO) a. Cases involving disputes and controversies over ancestral lands/domains of ICCs/IPs; xxxx (2) Original Jurisdiction of the Regional Hearing Officer: a. Cases affecting property rights, claims of ownership, hereditary succession, and settlement of land disputes, between and among ICCs/IPs that have not been settled under customary laws; and xxxx (3) Exclusive and Original Jurisdiction of the Commission: a. Petition for cancellation of Certificate of Ancestral Domain Titles/Certificate of Ancestral Land Titles (CADTs/CALTs) alleged to have been fraudulently acquired by, and issued to, any person or community as provided for under Section 54 of R.A. 8371. Provided that such action is filed within one (1) year from the date of registration. [71] Land Bank of the Philippines v. Suntay, 678 Phil. 879, 913-914 (2011). CONCURRING OPINION LEONEN, J.: I maintain my concurrence with the well written opinion of Justice Diosdado M. Peralta clarifying the application of Section 66[1] of Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997. I can do no better than to reiterate his words: elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/63044 28/32