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ARTICLE XVIII
Transitory Provisions
SECTION 1. Disposition of Certain Real Properties of the
Autonomous Region. The land and permanent buildings or
structures owned, controlled, administered, or in the possession
of the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao, including those formerly owned, held, administered,
or controlled by the defunct autonomous governments in Regions
IX and XII located in provinces and cities which do not vote
favorably for the inclusion of their respective areas in the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao as provided by this
Organic Act shall be purchased by the central government or
national government at a price to be determined by the Oversight
Committee as provided for in Section 3 of this Article, within
three (3) months from the holding of the said plebiscite. Any dispute
on the price as determined by the Oversight Committee may be
appealed to the President of the Philippines, who shall decide on
said price with finality within three (3) months from the receipt
of the appeal. The proceeds of the purchase shall be remitted to
the Regional Government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao.
The national government or central government shall
within three (3) months from its acquisition of said land and
permanent buildings or structures sell, transfer, and convey the
said properties in favor of the local government unit having
territorial jurisdiction thereover and willing to purchase the said
land and buildings or structures, or portions thereof, at the price
agreed upon by the central government or national government
with the local government concerned.
SEC. 2. Personnel Absorbed by Regional Government. –
All personnel of the central government or national government
and of government-owned or -controlled corporations who are
absorbed by the Regional Government shall retain their seniority
rights, compensation levels, and other benefits.
SEC. 3. Oversight Committee. – Within one (1) month from
the approval of this Organic Act, an oversight committee composed
of: (a) the Executive Secretary as Chairman, (b) the Secretary of
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