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Philippines: NCIP Administrative Order No. 03, Series of 2012, The Revised Guidelines on Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) …
Section 57. Applicability. The foregoing provisions on EPR
shall be observed in the processing of all EPR
declarations, including those pending before Regional,
Provincial and Service Centers. All EPR declarations
officially endorsed/transmitted to the Ancestral Domains
Office before or on the day of effectivity of this Guidelines
shall continue to be processed in accordance with
Administrative Order 01, series of 2006 until approved or
denied by the Commission.
PART VIII
MANAGEMENT OF ROYALTIES & SIMILAR BENEFITS.
Section 58. Nature of Royalties. Royalties shall not only be
treated as economic benefits due ICCs/IPs but social
justice measure, and in the management of the same, the
inter-generational rights of ICCs/IPs must be recognized,
promoted and protected. These are entitlements of
ICCs/IPs as part of their guaranteed rights under domestic
laws and international agreements, conventions or
declarations.
Section 59. Person Authorized to Manage. Only the duly
organized, NCIP registered, IPO of the concerned ICCs/IPs
shall be authorized to receive and manage the royalties.
Protection of the royalties that are received by it shall be
provided in its by-laws and manual of operation, provided
that, the same shall be compliant, and not be contrary, to
provisions of this Guidelines.
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