A. For purposes of identification, location and recognition of indigenous communities and
respective leaders who will be consulted whenever a proposed plan, program, project or activity
is sought to be introduced within ancestral territories in the Zamboanga Peninsula, indigenous
communities shall submit to the NCIP and other relevant government agencies including local
government units, a list of leaders who are duly recognized by members of communities in their
respective ancestral territories, including their genealogy. The submission shall be conducted in
a traditional ceremony called for the purpose, to be attended by the NCIP Regional Director or
his representative, who shall receive the list as submitted. The ceremony shall be documented
by the NCIP for official record purposes.
B. Applicants shall refer to the NCIP for determination whether indigenous communities are
present in areas to be applied for. NCIP shall provide the list of leaders of concerned indigenous
communities which will be affected by a proposed plan, program, project or activity.
C. Having determined the presence of indigenous communities in areas to be applied for,
applicants shall apply for the CP directly at the indigenous community through their leaders. If
the proposed plan, program, project or activity overlaps two or more ancestral territories,
application shall be presented before each of the territories affected.
Steps to be taken to secure FPIC:
D. The FPIC process shall be required whenever a proposed plan, program, project or activity,
whether large or small scale in scope or impact, is sought to be introduced within ancestral
territories, or a portion thereof.
E. If the proposed plan, program, project or activity overlaps two or more ancestral territories
having its own set of council of elders, separate FPIC process shall be conducted in each of the
affected ancestral territories. Consultation must be conducted per territory based on the
traditional boundaries that were defined by their ancestors, and to which communities had
taken cognizance of, having made them an integral part of their culture, history and identity.
Conduct of the Traditional FPIC Process:
F. Applicants shall make preliminary presentation of the proposed plan, program, project or
activity before the respective leaders as identified in the list submitted to the NCIP.
G. After a certain period of time as agreed upon by the leaders and proponents, a community
assembly composed of all members of the concerned community shall be called for by the
Timuay or Gonotan (Traditional Chieftain) in the community, to be held at the tribal hall or a
venue specifically designated, for the purpose of presentation of the plan, program, project or
activity to the community. Presentation shall include the profile of the plan, program, project or
activity, which shall include, but not limited to the i) name of the applicant; ii) address/es of the
applicant; iii) proof of juridical personality for juridical person; iv) nature and purpose of the