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SEC. 5. Prohibition Against Employment of Military
Personnel in Civil Service. – No member of the Armed Forces of
the Philippines in the active service shall, at any time, be
appointed or designated in any capacity to a civilian position in
the Regional Government, including government-owned or
-controlled corporations, or in any of their subsidiaries or
instrumentalities within the autonomous region.
SEC. 6. Promulgation and Translation of Organic Act. –
This Organic Act shall be officially promulgated in Filipino,
English, and Arabic and translated into the dialects widely spoken
in the autonomous region. In case of conflict, the English text
shall prevail.
ARTICLE XVII
Amendments or Provisions
SECTION 1. Consistent with the provisions of the
Constitution, this Organic Act may be reamended or revised by
the Congress of the Philippines upon a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of
the Members of the House of Representatives and of the Senate
voting separately.
SEC. 2. The Regional Assembly shall have the power to
initiate proposals for amendment to or revisions of this Organic
Act by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all its Members or it may
call for a Regional Consultative Commission to propose the
amendment or revision. In any case, the amendment or revision
shall require the approval of the Congress of the Philippines by a
vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Members of the House of
Representatives and of the Senate voting separately.
SEC. 3. Any amendment to or revision of this Organic Act
shall become effective only when approved by a majority of the
vote cast in a plebiscite called for the purpose, which shall be held
not earlier than sixty (60) days or later than ninety (90) days
after the approval of such amendment or revision.
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