WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 8371, otherwise known as “The Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997” was enacted to recognize, protect and promote the rights of indigenous cultural communities/indigenous peoples and created The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to ensure effective implementation of the Act;

WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 1 created the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs to further ensure the effective implementation of the Indigenous People’s Rights Act of 1997 and to address the problems reported by the Presidential Task Force on Indigenous Peoples in their Terminal Report submitted to the President on 25 January 2001;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by law, hereby create an Institutional and Performance Audit Team to look into the responsiveness of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples and the performance of its Commissioners and Officials since the NCIP inception.

SECTION 1. COMPOSITION – The Team shall be composed of the following:

The Secretary of Justice or his duly designated senior representative	–	Chairman
Secretary of the Dept. of Budget and Management	–	Member
The Presidential Adviser on Indigenous Peoples	–	Member
Chairman, Commission on Audit	–	Member
Chairman, Civil Service Commission	–	Member
Representative from Ateneo Human Rights Center	–	Member

SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF REPORT – The results of the Team’s review, audit and recommendations shall be submitted to the President through the Presidential Adviser on Indigenous Peoples Affairs not later than 15 May 2001.

SEC. 3. SUPPORT – The Presidential Management Staff shall provide technical and administrative support to the Team in the conduct of the audit.

The Secretary of the Department of Justice may also constitute a Technical Working Group to assist the Team in the performance of its mandate.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVITY – This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 28th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and One.


By the President:
(Sgd.) WALDO Q. FLORES
Senior Deputy Executive Secretary