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national government as annual assistance for six (6) years after
the approval of this Organic Act, and shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act (GAA). The annual assistance
herein mentioned shall be appropriated and disbursed through a
Public Works Act duly enacted by the Regional Assembly. The
national programs and projects in the autonomous region shall
continue to be financed by central government or national
government funds.
SEC. 12. Sectoral Representatives. – The sectoral
representatives mentioned in Section 3, Article VI of this Organic
Act, shall be chosen by the sectoral groups concerned at sectoral
conventions called for the purpose by the Commission on Elections.
The sectoral conventions shall be held within three (3) months
after the date of the holding of the simultaneous plebiscites
mandated by this Organic Act.
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) shall formulate
the rules and regulations to ensure equitable sectoral
representations in the Regional Assembly. It shall identify and
accredit the sectoral organizations, which shall be entitled to
sectoral representation in the Regional Assembly.
The Regional Assembly shall enact a law for the election of
marginalized and under-represented sectors, following the
principle of proportional representation, within its first term
following the approval of this Organic Act.
SEC. 13. Plebiscite and Effectivity of this Organic Act. –
This Organic Act shall take effect when approved by a majority
of the votes cast in the four (4) provinces constituting the present
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao pursuant to Republic
Act No. 6734, the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao.
A separate plebiscite shall be held simultaneously with the
plebiscite mentioned in the preceding paragraph in the Provinces
of Basilan, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Palawan,
Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Zamboanga del
Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and the newly created Province of
Zamboanga Sibugay, and the cities of Cotabato, Dapitan, Dipolog,
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