poor, disadvantaged but deserving students in all levels of education by devoting at least fifteen
percent (15%) of its regular budget for education to support scholarships and shall endeavor to
augment the fund for scholarships from other sources of revenue, public or private.
SEC. 79. Standard Setting. – The rules and regulation which may be formulated by the
CHED-ARMM for the implementation of programs and policies on higher education in ARMM
must be consistent with the standards set by the CHED National.
SEC. 80. Academic Freedom and Fiscal Autonomy. - SUC shall be part of the
regional educational subsystem within the autonomous region and shall enjoy academic freedom
and fiscal autonomy and shall continue to be governed by their respective charters. The
provisions of existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, the Autonomous Regional
Government shall be represented in the Board of SUCs in the Region by the Chair of the
Committee on Education, Culture and Sports of the Regional Assembly either as co-chair or covice chair in accordance with Section 8, Article XIV of RA 9054.
SEC. 81. Education Centers. - All state colleges and universities in the ARMM shall
serve as regional centers for tertiary and post-graduate education in their respective areas of
competence.
SEC. 82. Tribal University. - The Autonomous Regional Government may create a
tribal university system within ARMM to address the higher educational needs of the indigenous
cultural communities in the region. The Regional Commission shall undertake studies on how to
efficiently and effectively establish the Regional Tribal University.
TITLE IV
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 1
General Provision
SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. - (1) The control and supervision over the
exploration, utilization, development, and protection of the mines and minerals and other natural
resources within the autonomous region is vested in the Autonomous Regional Government in
accordance with the Constitution and the pertinent provisions of the Organic Act and existing
laws including the Indigenous People‟s Rights Act;
(2) The Autonomous Regional Government shall ensure, for the benefit of its
constituency, the full exploration and development as well as the judicious
disposition, utilization, management, renewal and conservation of the country‟s
forest, mineral, land, waters, fisheries, wildlife, off-shore areas and other natural
resources, consistent with the necessity of maintaining a sound ecological balance and
protecting and enhancing the quality of the environment and the objective of making
them accessible to the different segments of the present as well as future generations;
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