NCIP Agusan del Sur

𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: Message of NCIP Secretary and Chairperson Nancy A. Catamco at the launch of the Indigenous Women and Girls - Leadership and Empowerment in Ancestral Domains (I-LEAD) Project.

The NCIP Agusan del Sur Provincial Field Office proudly congratulates our former Educational Assistance Program (EAP) grantees for successfully passing the recent Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET)!

Your achievement is a testament to your hard work, perseverance, and dedication to the teaching profession. May this milestone inspire more IP youth to pursue their dreams and continue striving for excellence in education.

Your NCIP family celebrates with you on this well-deserved success. 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨!

𝐀 𝐓 𝐓 𝐄 𝐍 𝐓 𝐈 𝐎 𝐍!

Out-of-School Youth ba ka?
High School Level/ Graduate NGA WALA NAGTRABAHO O NAG ESKWELA?
College Level / Graduate NGA WALA NAGTRABAHO O NAG ESKWELA?
Taga Agusan del Sur?
Nagpangedaron ug 18 hantod 24 anyos?

If 𝐎𝐎, then pwede ka mamahimong benepisyaryo sa 𝐉𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌.

Mahimong mag anhi diri sa Provincial PESO Office Patin-ay ang mga interesadong aplikante sugod 𝐌𝐚𝐲𝐨 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Unsay dal-on?

* Birth Certificate (Clear copy)
* Latest Grade/School Credentials
* Certificate of Residency (Clear Copy)
* 1x1 ID picture (2 pcs)

𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄, 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐃. 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘.

PPESO Agusan del Sur: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AqWufiRtM/

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The Bagong Pilipinas Merit Scholarship Program (BPMSP) is now open for incoming first-year college students who plan to enroll in identified priority programs for the First Semester of Academic Year 2026–2027.

Interested applicants may submit their applications , together with scanned copies of the required documents, through the official BPMSP application portal: https://caraga.ched.gov.ph/bagong-pilipinas-merit-scholarship-program/

Application period: 30 April 2026 to 30 June 2026, or until available slots are filled.

✨ Apply now and take a step closer to your academic goals!

📣 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐘

The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) – Caraga Administrative Region respectfully informs all partner agencies, local government units, and stakeholders that Regional Director 𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗢 𝗣. 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗢, 𝗝𝗥. has officially assumed office on April 27, 2026 at NCIP Region XIII.

In this regard, all official communications, coordination, and transactions concerning NCIP programs and services in the region may now be addressed to the Office of the Regional Director.

📍 Office Address:
NCIP Regional Office XIII
Lumanlan Building, 322 Estipona Village, Libertad, Butuan City

All concerned are encouraged to extend their full support and cooperation as we continue to uphold our commitment to the effective and inclusive delivery of services to our Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples (ICCs/IPs).

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Welcome back, RD Rocero!

𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗣 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 👀

Former Cotabato Governor and NCIP Central Mindanao Commissioner Nancy A. Catamco officially took her oath of office this Monday, 6 April 2026, at the Cotabato Provincial Capitol.

She succeeds Dr. Marie Grace T. Pascua, CESO III, to become the 12th Chairperson of the Commission.

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During the proceedings of the Committee on Government Reorganization in Congress last 18 March 2026, the 10th NCIP Commission was duly represented by: Hon. Nancy Catamco, Commissioner for the Central Mindanao Ethnographic Region, who delivered the Opening Message as agreed upon by the Commission; Hon. Atty. Rhodex Valenciano, Commissioner for Region III and the rest of Luzon, who presented the Position Paper of the Commission; and Hon. Datu “Amarillo” Marcelo Abiao Alejo, Jr., Commissioner for Southern and Eastern Mindanao, who was tasked to respond to the questions and queries of the Committee. Also present were Hon. Simplicia Hagada, Commissioner for Region II, together with the Bureau Directors, Regional Directors, Legal Officers, and the rest of the officials and personnel of the Commission.

Had there been more ample time to fully expound during the hearing, it would have been further emphasized that the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) has remained faithful in adhering to the mechanisms embodied under NCIP-DENR-DAR-LRA Joint Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012, particularly on the processes of projection, verification, overlaying, exclusion, and segregation of overlapping claims and titles involving ancestral domains and ancestral lands.

The issue, however, is that while the NCIP continues to observe these safeguards in good faith, titling activities under the DENR and DAR have continued in many instances without the same degree of strict compliance with what had been agreed upon under the Joint Administrative Order. As a result, the very agreement intended to harmonize agency actions has, in actual effect, become part of the continuing struggle of many approved CADTs and CALTs, especially in their delayed registration before the Land Registration Authority (LRA) and the respective Registers of Deeds (ROD).

This is precisely the serious institutional concern: the NCIP has complied with the lawful requirements of projection and segregation through overlaying of different titles, yet the continued issuance or processing of titles by other agencies without full observance of the same inter-agency rules undermines the rights of ICCs/IPs and delays the full legal recognition and enforceability of their ancestral domains and ancestral lands.

Thus, the call is clear and just: there must be strict inter-agency accountability, faithful adherence to the spirit and letter of the Joint Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2012, and, if necessary, a serious review, amendment, or appropriate policy action where the present arrangement is no longer serving its true purpose of protecting the constitutional and statutory rights of Indigenous Cultural Communities/Indigenous Peoples.

The rights of ICCs/IPs under the 1987 Constitution and Republic Act No. 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act must never be weakened by administrative inconsistency, procedural delay, or overlapping jurisdiction. Recognition on paper must lead to protection in practice. Approval of CADTs and CALTs must lead to actual registration, enforceability, and justice for the rightful holders thereof.

This statement is respectfully shared in support of the position earlier manifested before Congress, and in continuing fidelity to the mandate of protecting and promoting the rights, welfare, and empowerment of our ICCs/IPs.