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; 90

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