people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote
full employment, uplift standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all;
(4)
The Autonomous Regional Government shall promote social justice in all phases of
regional development;
(5)
The Autonomous Regional Government shall ensure the autonomy of the Local
Government Units (LGUs);
(6)
The Autonomous Regional Government recognizes the vital role of the women and
youth and the valuable contributions of differently-abled persons in nation-building
and shall promote and protect their physical, moral, spiritual, intellectual, cultural
and social well-being. It shall inculcate in the minds of the youth patriotism and
nationalism, and encourage their involvement in public and civic affairs;
(7)
The Autonomous Regional Government shall develop a self-reliant and independent
regional economy effectively controlled by the Bangsamoro;
(8)
The Autonomous Regional Government recognizes and promotes the rights of the
indigenous peoples within the framework of national unity and development;
(9)
The Autonomous Regional Government shall encourage the participation of nongovernmental, community-based, and sectoral organizations in government affairs
that promote the welfare of the region;
(10) The Autonomous Regional Government shall maintain honesty, integrity,
transparency and accountability in governance and take positive and effective
measures against graft and corruption; and
(11) Subject to reasonable conditions prescribed by law, the Autonomous Regional
Government adopts and implements a policy of full public disclosures of all its
transactions involving public interest.
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. – The words in this Code are defined as follows:
(1)
"Autonomous Region" refers to the corporate governmental entity with jurisdiction
over all matters devolved to it by the Constitution, its Organic Act and other
pertinent laws, through which the functions of autonomous governance are
exercised throughout the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, including, the
various instrumentalities through which political authority is made effective;
(2)
“National Government” refers to the entire machinery of the central government, as
distinguished from the different forms of local governments;
(3)
"Regional Government" refers to the entire political machinery of the autonomous
region, as distinguished from the different forms of local governments there under;
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