CHAPTER IX JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS

SEC. 65. Primacy of Customary Laws and Practices. - When disputes involve ICCs/IPs,
customary laws and practices shall be used to resolve the dispute.
SEC. 66. Jurisdiction of the NClP. - The NCIP, through its regional offices, shall have
jurisdiction over all claims and disputes involving rights of ICCs/IPs: Provided, however,
That no such dispute shall be brought to the NCIP unless the parties have exhausted all
remedies provided under their customary laws. For this purpose, a certification shall be
issued by the Council of Elders/Leaders who participated in the attempt to settle the dispute
that the same has not been resolved, which certification shall be a condition precedent to the
filing of a petition with the NCIP.
SEC. 67. Appeals to the Court of Appeals. - Decisions of the NCIP shall be appealable to the
Court of Appeals byway of a petition for review.
SEC. 68. Execution of Decisions, Awards Orders. - Upon expiration of the period herein
provided and no appeal is perfected by any of the contending parties, the Hearing Of ricer of
the NCIP, on its own initiative or upon motion by the prevailing party, shall issue a writ of
execution requiring the sheriff or the proper officer to execute final decisions, orders or
awards of the Regional Hearing Officer of the NCIP.
SEC. 69. Quasi-Judicial Powers of the NClP. - The NCIP shall have the power and authority:
a) To promulgate rules and regulations governing the hearing and disposition of cases filed
before it as well as those pertaining to its internal functions and such rules and regulations as
may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act;
b)To administer oaths, summon the parties to a controversy, issue subpoenas requiring the
attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of such books, papers, contracts,
records, agreements and other document of similar nature as may be material to a just
determination of the matter under investigation or hearing conducted in pursuance of this
Act;
c) To hold any person in contempt, directly or indirectly, and impose appropriate penalties
therefor; and
d) To enjoin any or all acts involving or arising from any case pending before it which, if not
restrained forthwith, may cause grave or irreparable damage to any of the parties to the case
or seriously affect social or economic activity.
SEC. 70. No Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction. - No inferior court of the
Philippines shall have jurisdiction to issue an restraining order or writ of preliminary
injunction against the NCIP or any of its duly authorized or designated offices in any case,
dispute or controversy arising from, necessary to, or interpretation of this Act and other
pertinent laws relating to ICCs/IPs and ancestral domains.