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Philippines: NCIP Administrative Order No. 03, Series of 2012, The Revised Guidelines on Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) …
Section 21. Pre-FPIC Conference. The following shall be
taken up, acted upon or accomplished during the Pre-FPIC
Conference: a) The FBI Report; b) Finalization and
approval of WFP; c) Deposit/Remittance of FPIC Fee; d)
Setting of schedules and tasking; e) Preparation of Work
Order; f) Orientation on the FPIC process, protocols, and
prohibited acts; g) Arrangements for the payment of the
bond; h) Submission by the applicant of an undertaking,
written in a language spoken and understood by the
community concerned, that it shall commit itself to full
disclosure of records and information relevant to the plan,
program, project or activity, that would allow the
community full access to records, documents, material
information and facilities pertinent to the same; i)
Submission by the applicant of an Environmental and
Socio-cultural Impact Statement, detailing all the possible
impact of the plan, program, project or activity upon the
ecological, economic, social and cultural aspect of the
community as a whole. Such document shall clearly
indicate how adverse effects may be avoided, mitigated
and/or addressed; j) Opinions of invited experts, if any;
and k) Others as may be required by the FPIC team or as
may have been surfaced during the conduct of the FBI.
Section 22. Conduct of Community Assemblies and Other Activities. Two (2) community assemblies,
known as First and Second Community Assembly, respectively, shall be held.
The First Community Assembly shall be held as soon as the proponent remits or pays the FPIC Fee to the
Regional Office and the corresponding amount is released to the concerned NCIP Provincial Office or
Service Center for the purpose. It shall be held on a date and strategic place within the AD after the
following are complied with by the FPIC team:
1. Formal notice to the Regional Director with his/her approval of the date and place secured;
2. Posting of written notices seven (7) days before the activity in conspicuous
places in and around the concerned ICC/IP Community, i.e. the
Community Tribal and/or Barangay Hall/s;
3. Personal service of formal notices to the AD representatives as appearing in the Certificate of Ancestral
Domain Title (CADT) Recognition Book or ADSDPP Book, if available, seven (7) days before the activity;
4. Service of formal notice to the representative of the proponent/locator;
5. Service of formal notice to the concerned LGU/s Chief Executive/s,
concerned NGOs and invited experts, if any; and
6. Service of notice to the Provincial Consultative Body (PCB), if existent.
During this assembly, the following matters shall be taken-up, discussed and/or acted upon: a) Orientation
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