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parts thereof provided by the central government or national
government for the Regional Government shall be used for
salaries, honoraria, per diems or to increase the salaries,
honoraria or per diems of the officials or employees of the Regional
Government.
They shall not receive during their tenure other
emoluments from the Regional Government or from the central
government or national government.
SEC. 9. Forfeiture of Seat. – Any member of the Regional
Assembly who accepts an appointment and qualifies for any
position in the government, including government-owned or
-controlled corporations or institutions and their subsidiaries, shall
automatically forfeit his or her seat in the Regional Assembly.
SEC. 10. Disclosure of Financial or Business Interests. –
All members of the Regional Assembly shall, upon their assumption
of office, make a full disclosure of their financial and business
interests, including those of their spouses and unmarried children
under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households. They
shall notify the assembly of any potential conflict of interest that
may arise from the filing of measures of which they are authors
upon the filing thereof.
Any member found guilty of non-disclosure as required under
this Section may be expelled by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the
members of the Regional Assembly, without prejudice to his or
her other liabilities under pertinent legislation.
SEC. 11. Prohibited Acts for Members of the Regional
Assembly. – No member of the Regional Assembly may personally
appear as counsel before courts of justice or quasi-judicial and
other administrative bodies. Neither shall the member, directly
or indirectly, be interested financially in any contract with, or in
any franchise or special privilege granted by the central
government or national government or by the regional
government, or any subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof,
including any government-owned or -controlled corporation or its
subsidiary, during his or her term of office. The member shall
not intervene in any manner before any office of the government