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shall be as follows: Do you vote in favor of the amendments to
Republic Act No. 6734, the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao, as proposed under this Organic Act, which
includes, among other things, the expansion of the area of the
autonomous region?
(b) PLEBISCITE QUESTION FOR THE VOTERS OF
THE PROVINCES AND CITIES PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION
IN THE EXPANDED AUTONOMOUS REGION. For the voters
of the provinces of Basilan, Cotabato, Davao del Sur, Lanao del
Norte, Palawan, Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat,
Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and the newly created
Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the cities of Cotabato,
Dapitan, Dipolog, Digos, Koronadal, Tacurong, General Santos,
Iligan, Kidapawan, Marawi, Pagadian, Puerto Princesa, and
Zamboanga, which compose the provinces and cities that are
proposed for inclusion in the expanded area of the autonomous
region, the question to be asked in the plebiscite of the voters
therein shall be as follows: Do you vote in favor of the inclusion of
your province or city in the Autonomous Region in Muslim
Mindanao?
SEC. 2. Results of the Plebiscite. – (a) In the four provinces.
If the majority of the voters of the four provinces of Lanao del
Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi vote in favor of the abovementioned proposed amendments, the amendments are deemed
ratified. Otherwise, the amendments are deemed rejected except
as regards the inclusion of the provinces and cities that vote for
their inclusion in the autonomous region as provided in this
Organic Act, in which case, the said provinces and cities shall
become members of the autonomous region.
(b) In the provinces or cities proposed for inclusion in the
expanded area of the autonomous region. A majority of the votes
cast in the plebiscite in every province or city in favor of the
inclusion of the province or city as members of the expanded area
of the autonomous region as provided in this Organic Act shall
effect their membership in the autonomous region.
SEC. 3. Seat of Autonomous Government. – The regional
legislative assembly, hereinafter referred to as the Regional