before the first day of March of each year. The contents of the annual reports shall be prescribed
by law or, in the absence thereof, by executive order.
SEC. 30. Depository of Reports. - Official copies of annual reports shall be deposited
with the Regional Library and shall be accessible to the public.
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Public Contracts and Conveyances
SEC. 31. Contracts and Conveyances. - Contracts or conveyances may be executed for
and in behalf of the Government or of any of its branches, subdivisions, agencies, or
instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations, whenever demanded
by the exigency or exigencies of the service and as long as the same are not contrary to law.
SEC. 32. Officials Authorized to Convey Real Property. - Whenever real property of
the Government is authorized by law to be conveyed, the deed of conveyance shall be executed
in behalf of the government by the following:
(1) For property belonging to and titled in the name of the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao, by the Regional Governor, unless the authority therefor is
expressly vested by law in another officer. In either case, the authority of the
Regional Assembly shall be required for this purpose.
(2) For property belonging to the Republic of the Philippines in the Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao but titled in the name of any political subdivision or of any
corporate agency or instrumentality, by the executive head of the agency or
instrumentality named therein.
SEC. 33. Authority to Convey Other Property. - Whenever a property other than real
is authorized to be conveyed, the contract or deed shall be executed in accordance with law by
the head of the agency. Where the operations of the agency regularly involve the sale or other
disposition of personal properties, the deed shall be executed by any officer or employee
expressly authorized for that purpose.
SEC. 34. Execution of Contracts. - (1) Contracts in behalf of the Regional Government
shall be executed by the Regional Governor unless authority therefor is expressly vested by law
or by him in any other public officer.
(2) Contracts in behalf of the political subdivisions and corporate agencies or
instrumentalities shall be approved by their respective governing boards or councils
and executed by their respective executive heads; and
(3) Contracts for purposes of generating block grants, domestic and foreign loans shall
be entered into by the Regional Governor as may be authorized by the Regional
Assembly.
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