Section 8.12. Issuance of the Certification Precondition. Within ten (10) days from the submission by the IKSP Team of their report and favorable recommendation, the Regional Director shall issue the Certification Precondition. Section 8.13. Extension of Time. In case the applicant fails to complete the research within the period stipulated, a request for extension may be filed through a letter addressed to the elders/leaders of the community. The grant or denial of said motion shall be embodied in a resolution. A copy of said letter and resolution shall be furnished the Regional Office. Section 8.14. Output Validation. Within ten (10) days from the completion of the research, the researcher shall present the output to the community for validation. The IKSP Team shall facilitate the conduct of validation. The result of the validation shall be contained in a resolution to be issued by the community indicating therein the ICCs/IPs’ general impression on the genuineness of the output and compliance to the MOA and research process. A Certificate of Validation shall also be issued by the ICCs/IPs immediately after the conduct of the validation process. Section 8.15. Certificate of Validation. The certificate of validation refers to the certification issued by the authorized ICC/IP representatives evidencing that the researcher presented his/her research output to the community for validation and that the ICCs/IPs are fully satisfied with the content, extent and manner of presentation of the information or knowledge that may be published or communicated. Section 8.16. Submission of Output. A copy of the validated and approved research output shall be submitted to the community registry, Regional Office, Central Office, through the OPPR pursuant to Part VII of this Guidelines, and the NCIP Central Office Library, through the OECH. Section 8.17. Publication. The community shall have the sole and exclusive right to determine the extent, content or manner of presentation of the information or knowledge that may be published or communicated if the research output pertains to their religious, cultural beliefs, ceremonial paraphernalia or sites. Such determination must be clearly outlined in the memorandum of agreement or in any document appended thereto and referred to therein. Before a research can be published, the researcher must provide a translation of his/her major findings and recommendations, as well as the pertinent research documentation, to the indigenous community concerned who shall have the right to 11

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