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upon by the Commission and actually inducing the Commission to act upon it. Failure to disclose
facts, when there is a duty to reveal them constitutes fraud.
e. Force - where physical or moral strength has been applied to cause the signing of the CADT or
CALT to overcome opposition.
f. Intimidation consists in causing or creating a fear in the mind of a person or in bringing in a sense of
mental distress in view of a risk or evil that may be impending really or imagination. There is
intimidation when one of the parties is compelled by a reasonable and well-grounded fear of an
imminent and grave evil upon his person or property to give his/her consent.
g. Misrepresentation - A false representation of a material fact by the applicant to the Commission,
tending directly to induce the latter to approve the petition, when otherwise the Commission might
not approve the petition at all.
Section 4 Creation and Functions of the Special Committee on Review and Verification. The
Chairperson shall create a Special Committee on Review and Verification which shall be exercise the
following functions and duties, viz:
a.
to direct and supervise the review and verification of the CADTs and CALTs subject hereof;
b.
to examine and evaluate the documentary evidence submitted in support of each petition for the
issuance of CAL T or CADT and recommend to the Commission the appropriate action;
c.
to coordinate with the Ancestral Domains Office, regional and field offices of the NCIP and other
government agencies;
d.
to devise or adopt, in coordination with the Ancestral Domains Office, a system of handling the
records of these CADTs and CALTs that would ensure its safety and integrity;
e.
to submit periodic reports or other reports as may be required by the Commission; and
f.
to submit a terminal report to the Commission at the conclusion of its task..
Section 5. Supervision and Control. The Special Committee on Review and Verification shall be under
the direct supervision and control of the Office of the ~ Chairperson of this Commission. This committee
shall conduct such review and J verification in coordination and consultation with the Commissioner
representing the concerned ethnographic region.
Section 6. Procedure for Review and Verification of Documentation. The procedure for review and
verification shall involve the thorough examination and review of the documents supporting each and which
were the basis for the approval of the CADTs or CALTs. For this purpose, the documents on file with the
NCIP and/or original file or certified Xerox copy from the DENR or the original duplicate copy may be used
by the committee.