6 No person in the autonomous region shall be subjected to any form of discrimination on account of creed, religion, ethnic origin, parentage or sex. The regional government shall ensure the development, protection, and well-being of all indigenous tribal communities. Priority legislation in this regard shall be enacted for the benefit of those tribes that are in danger of extinction as determined by the Southern Philippines Cultural Commission. SEC. 6. Filipino and Islamic Values In Educational Policies. – The regional government shall adopt educational policies that shall perpetuate Filipino and Islamic values and ideals and the just aspirations of the Bangsa Moro with due respect to the beliefs, customs, traditions, and religions of the other nonMuslim inhabitants of the region be they Christians, Jews, Buddhists, or of any other religious denomination. SEC. 7. Improving Status of the Marginalized. – The regional government shall devote its resources to the improvement of the well-being of all its constituents, particularly the marginalized, deprived, disadvantaged, underprivileged, disabled, and the elderly. SEC. 8. Regional Government Authority Over Natural Resources. – Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and this Organic Act, the Regional Government shall have the authority, power, and right to explore, develop and utilize the natural resources, including surface and sub-surface rights, inland and coastal waters, and renewable and non-renewable resources in the autonomous region. Muslims and the other indigenous cultural communities shall, however, have priority rights to explore, develop and utilize the said resources in the areas designated as parts of their respective ancestral domains. SEC. 9. Preferential Rights of Inhabitants and Their Safeguards. – The autonomous region shall provide manpower training programs, create livelihood and job opportunities, allocate equitable preferential rights to its inhabitants, and adopt laws that will safeguard the rights of workers.