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SEC. 24. Sports Programs. – The regional educational
subsystem shall encourage and support sports programs, league
competitions, indigenous games, martial arts, and amateur sports,
including training for regional, national and international
competitions.
Cultural Heritage
SEC. 25. Cultural Heritage. – The cultural heritage of the
people of the autonomous region shall be an integral component
of regional development.
SEC. 26. Protection and Promotion of Culture. – The
Regional Government shall recognize, respect, protect, preserve,
revive, develop, promote, and enhance the culture, customs,
traditions, beliefs, and practices of the people of the autonomous
region. It shall encourage and undertake the recovery, collection,
collation, and restoration of historical and cultural properties for
posterity.
SEC. 27. Bureau of Cultural Heritage. – The Regional
Assembly may, by law, create a bureau on cultural heritage. The
Bureau shall plan, initiate, implement, and monitor cultural
programs, projects, and activities that preserve and enhance the
positive elements of the indigenous culture of the inhabitants of
the autonomous region. It shall coordinate with other concerned
agencies engaged in similar and related activities.
ARTICLE XV
Social Justice, Services, Institutions, and Other Concerns
SECTION 1. Promotion of Social Justice. – The promotion
of social justice shall include the commitment to create social,
political, and economic opportunities based on freedom of initiative,
resourcefulness, and self-reliance.
SEC. 2. (a) Social Services. The Regional Assembly shall,
consistent with the provisions of the Constitution and existing
national laws, enact measures to provide and promote social
services.
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