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Philippines: NCIP Administrative Order No. 03, Series of 2012, The Revised Guidelines on Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) …
1. Consult with the AD representatives if applicable;
2. Conduct the pre-FBI Conference and along with the proponent, prepare the
WFP for the FBI;
3. Undertake the FBI to determine the particular area that will be affected,
including the projection of the indorsed technical description/geographic coordinates in the AD, the probable
effects of the plan, program, project or activity, and the number of ICCs/IPs that will be affected,
4. Identify the elders/leaders and determine presence of disputes/conflict with adjacent ancestral domain/s;
5. Prepare, under oath, and submit a report with recommendations to the
Regional Director;
6. Liquidate all funds handled in accordance with standard accounting and auditing rules and regulations;
and
7. Perform such other functions as may be directed by higher authorities.
In consultation with field offices, The ADO shall craft the appropriate form/s, for the guidance of the FBI
Team in the performance of its functions.
Section 10. Pre-FBI Conference; Matters to be Taken. The
following matters shall be discussed, taken up and/or
acted upon during the Pre-FBI Conference:
a. Orientation on the requirements of the FBI process;
b. The identity and other basic information about the applicant;
c. Detailed project profile;
d. Work and Financial Plan; and
e. Other important matters that may be agreed upon.
Section 11. Non-appearance at Pre-FBI/Pre-FPIC
Conference and Non- payment of FBI/FPIC Fee. Should the
applicant fail to appear in the Pre-FBI or Pre- FPIC
conference, the Provincial Officer or the CSC Head, as the
case may be, shall schedule another conference with
notice to, and at the expense of, the applicant. If on the
second schedule, the applicant still fails to appear, the
Provincial Officer or the CSC Head shall immediately
inform the Regional Director of such failure.
Upon receipt of the information or report, the Regional Director shall order the suspension of the process
with notice to the applicant. The order shall also direct the applicant to show cause, within a non-extendible
period of ten (10) days from receipt, why the application should not be deemed abandoned for lack or loss of
interest. If
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after the lapse of ten (10) days from receipt of the Order, as evidenced by a proof of receipt, and without
justifiable reason formally communicated to the Regional Director, the latter shall declare the application
cancelled and shall return the application to the endorsing regulatory agency or the applicant, as the case
may be. Thereafter, other applications, if any, may be given due course.
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