CHAPTER XIII FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 78. Special Provision. - The City of Baguio shall remain to be governed by its Charter
and all lands proclaimed as part of its town site reservation shall remain as such until
otherwise reclassified by appropriate legislation: Provided, That prior land rights and titles
recognized and/or acquired through any judicial, administrative or other processes before the

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effectivity of this Act shall remain valid: Provided, further, That this provision shall not apply
to any territory which becomes part of the City of Baguio after the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 79. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to finance the initial implementation of this
Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the ONCC and the OSCC.
Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for its continued implementation shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 80. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days immediately after
appointment, the NCIP shall issue the necessary rules and regulations, in consultation with
the Committees on National Cultural Communities of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 81. Saving Clause. - This Act will not in any manner adversely affect the rights and
benefits of the ICCs/IPs under other conventions, recommendations, international treaties,
national laws, awards, customs and agreements.
SEC. 82. Separability Clause. - In case any provision of this Act or any portion thereof is
declared unconshtubona1 by a competent court, other provisions shall not be affected
thereby.
SEC. 83. Repealing Clause. - Presidential Decree No. 410, Executive Order Nos. 122-B and
122-C, and all other laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent
with this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 84. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon its publication in the
(official Gazette or in any two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ERNESTO M. MACEDA
President of the Senate
This Act, which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1728 and House Bill No. 9125 was
finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 22, 1997.

ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary General
House of Representatives
LORENZO E. LEYNES, JR.
Secretary of the Senate

Approved: Oct 29 1997

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FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines