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The funds for the holding of the ARMM elections shall be
taken from the savings of the national government or shall be
provided in the General Appropriations Act (GAA).
SEC. 8. The incumbent Regional Governor, Regional Vice
Governor, and members of the Regional Legislative Assembly of
the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao shall continue in
office pursuant to existing laws and until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
SEC. 9. Within one (1) year from its organization, the
Regional Assembly shall, by law, create a code commission on
Muslim and a code commission on tribal laws. Each code
commission shall have three (3) members. The code commissions
shall codify tribal laws and Islamic laws and jurisprudence within
three (3) years from their creation and submit the same to the
Regional Assembly for enactment into law.
The Chairs and Commissioners of the code commissions
shall be entitled to reasonable per diems for the work.
SEC. 10. Initial Funds for the Regional Government. –
The sum of Fifteen million pesos (P15,000,000), which shall be
charged against the Contingent Fund of the President, is hereby
appropriated for the initial organizational requirements of the
Regional Government. Any deficiency shall be taken from savings
of the central government or national government. An amount
not exceeding Ten million pesos (P10,000,000) thereof shall be
allotted to the Commission on Elections to undertake an
information campaign on this Organic Act. The Commission on
Elections shall determine the manner of campaigning and the
deputization of government agencies for the purpose. The
Commission on Elections shall adopt measures to ensure the
dissemination of the said impartial information campaign.
SEC. 11. Annual Assistance. – In addition to the regular
annual allotment to fund the regular operations of the Regional
Government, such amounts as may be needed to fund the
infrastructure projects duly identified, endorsed, and approved
by the Regional Economic and Development Planning Board as
created herein shall be provided by the central government or
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