21 Unless approved by the Regional Assembly, no public works funds allocated by the central government or national government for the Regional Government or allocated by the Regional Government from its own revenues may be disbursed, distributed, realigned, or used in any manner. ARTICLE VII The Executive Department SECTION 1. Executive Power. – The executive power shall be vested in a Regional Governor. He shall be elected by the qualified voters of the autonomous region. SEC. 2. Regional Governor and Cabinet Members. – The Regional Governor shall be the chief executive of the Regional Government. He shall be assisted by a cabinet not exceeding ten (10) members, at least six (6) of whom shall come from indigenous cultural communities. The representatives of the indigenous cultural communities in the cabinet shall come from various provinces and cities within the autonomous region. The members of the cabinet must be registered voters and residents of the region for at least five (5) years immediately preceding their appointments. The Regional Governor shall appoint the members of the cabinet subject to confirmation by the Regional Assembly. SEC. 3. Qualifications of Regional Governor and Regional Vice Governor. – No person may be elected Regional Governor or Regional Vice Governor of the autonomous region unless he or she is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter of the autonomous region, able to read and write, at least, thirtyfive (35) years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the autonomous region for, at least, one (1) year immediately preceding the election. SEC. 4. Election of Regional Governor and Regional Vice Governor. – The Regional Governor and the Regional Vice Governor shall be elected as a team by the qualified voters of the