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P R E A M B L E
ARTICLE I – NAME AND PURPOSE
ARTICLE II – BANGSAMORO IDENTITY
ARTICLE III – TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
Section 1. Territorial Jurisdiction
Section 4. Bangsamoro Municipal Regional Waters
ARTICLE IV – GENERAL PRINCIPLE AND POLICIES
Section 1. Territorial Integrity and Allegiance
Section 3. Democratic Political System
Section 5. Civilian Government
Section 8. International Treaties and Agreements
Section 9. Rights of Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples
ARTICLE V – POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
Section 1. Powers of the National Government
Section 2. Powers of the Bangsamoro Government
ARTICLE VI – INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Section 1. General Supervision
Section 2. Intergovernmental Relations Mechanism
Section 3. Philippines Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum
Section 4. Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board
Section 5. Joint Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation
Section 6. Intergovernmental Infrastructure Development Board
Section 7. Intergovernmental Energy Board
Section 8. Bangsamoro Sustainable Development Board
Section 10. Bangsamoro Government and its Constituent Local Government Units
Section 11. Bangsamoro Participation in National Government
Section 12. Assistance to Other Bangsamoro Communities
Section 13. National Programs and Projects
ARTICLE VII – BANGSAMORO GOVERNMENT
Section 2. Powers of Government
Section 3. Legislative Authority
Section 4. Executive Authority
Bangsamoro Parliament
Section 7. Classification and Allocation of Seats
Section 8. Election for Reserved Seats for Non-Moro Indigenous Peoples
Section 10. Redistricting for Parliamentary Membership
Section 13. Salaries of Members of the Parliament
Section 15. Prohibition Against Conflict of Interest
Section 16. Prohibited Business and Pecuniary Interest
Section 17. Practice of Profession
Section 18. Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth
Section 19. Forfeiture of Seat
Section 20. Filling of Vacancy
Section 21. Privileges and Immunities
Section 22. Sessions of the Parliament
Section 23. Officers of the Parliament
Section 25. Rules of the Parliament
Executive Officers
Section 30. Qualifications of the Chief Minister
Section 31. Election of the Chief Minister
Section 32. Powers, Duties, and Functions of the Chief Minister
Section 33. Administrative of the Oath of Office
Section 34. Membership in Order Offices
Section 35. Deputy Chief Ministers
Section 36. Dissolution of Parliament Upon a Vote of No Confidence
Section 37. Prohibitions During Holdover
Administrative Organization
Section 38. Organization of the Bureaucracy
Section 40. Bangsamoro Electoral Office
Section 41. Accountability of Public Officers
ARTICLE VIII
WALI
Section 1. Appointment of Wali
Section 2. Qualification of the Wali
Section 3. Ceremonial and Ministerial Duties of the Wali
Section 4. Oath and Term of Office of the Wali
Section 5. Per Diem of the Wali
Section 6. Grounds for Removal of the Wali
ARTICLE IX
BASIC RIGHTS
Section 1. Transitional Justice
Section 2. Reparation for Unjust Dispossession
Section 3. Indigenous People Rights
Section 4. Customary Rights and Traditions
Section 7. Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission
Social Justice
Section 8. Right of Access to Basic Services
Section 9. Housing and Human Settlements
Section 11. Participation of Women in the Bangsamoro Government
Section 12. Protection of Women
Section 13. Rights of the Youth
Section 14. Rights of Children
Section 15. Settler Communities
Education
Section 16. Integrated System of Quality Education
Section 17. Vocational, Technical,. Nonformal, and Special Education
Section 18. Madaris Educational System, Islamic and Arabic Studies
Section 19. Tribal University System
Section 20. Physical Education, Sports Development, and Bangsamoro Sports Commission
Science and Technology
Section 21. Science and Technology
Health
Section 22. Comprehensive and Integrated Health Service Delivery
Section 23. Support for Persons with Special Needs, Senior Citizens, and Disadvantaged Groups
Arts and Culture
Section 24. Preservation of the Cultural Heritage of the Bangsamoro People
Section 26. Management of Bangsamoro Historical and Cultural Sites
ARTICLE X
BANGSAMORO JUSTICE SYSTEM
Section 1. Justice System in the Bangsamoro
Section 3. Sources of Shari’ah
Section 4. Powers of the Parliament to Enact Laws Pertaining to Shari’ah
Section 5. Jurisdiction of the Shari’ah Circuit Courts
Section 6. Jurisdiction of the Shari’ah District Courts
Section 7. Shari’ah High Court
Section 8. Qualifications of Shari’ah Judges
Section 9. Composition of the Shari’ah High Court
Section 10. Compensation, Benefits, Tenure, and Privileges
Section 11. Shari’ah Rules of Court
Section 12. Special Bar Examinations for Shari’ah
Section 13. Practice of Law Before Shari’ah Courts
Section 14. Appointment and Discipline of Shari’ah Court Personnel
Section 15. Bangsamoro Shari’ah Integrated Bar
Section 16. Creation of New Offices
Section 17. Traditional or Tribal Justice Systems
Section 18. Office for Traditional or Tribal System
Section 20. Alternative Dispute Resolution
ARTICLE XI
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, PUBLIC ORDER AND
SAFETY, AND COAST GUARD SERVICES
Section 1. National Defense and Security
Section 2. Public Order and Safety
Section 3. Regional Office of the National Police Commission
Section 5. Jail Management and Penology
Section 7. Coast Guard Services
ARTICLE XII
FISCAL AUTONOMY
Section 3. Local Government Finance
Section 4. Bangsamoro Treasury Office
Section 5. National Government Assistance
Sources of Revenues
Section 6. Sources of Revenues
Section 7. Uniform and Equitable Taxation; prohibition Against Confiscatory Taxes, Fees and Charges
Section 9. Limitations on the Taxing Powers; Exceptions
Section 10. Sharing of Taxes Collected by the National Government
Section 11. Assessment and Collection of Taxes; Bangsamoro Revenue Office
Section 12. Payment of Taxes by Corporations, Partnerships or Firms
Section 14. Bangsamoro Tax and Revenue Code
Block Grant
Section 15. Annual Block Grant
Section 16. Block Grant Amount
Section 17. Automatic Appropriation
Section 19. Allocation of the Block Grant
Section 20. General Limitations
Section 21. Deductions from the Block Grant; Exceptions
Section 22. Review of the Block Grant Formula
Section 23. Development Programs and Projects
Loans
Section 24. Foreign and Domestic Loans; Bonds, Notes, and Obligations
Section 25. Official Development Assistance
Grants and Donations.
Section 26. Grants and Donations
Economic Agreements and Conventions
Section 27. Economic Agreements
Section 28. Cultural Exchange, and Economic and Technical Cooperation
Section 29. Benefits from Conventions
Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations
Section 30. Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations
Section 32. Existing Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Section 33. Southern Philippines Development Authority and Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank
Sharing in the Exploration, Development,
and Utilization of Natural Resources
Section 34. Sharing in Exploration, Development and Utilization of Natural Resources
Section 35. Share of the Constituent Local Government Units
Section 36. Share of the Indigenous Communities
Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board
Section 38. Composition of the Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board
Section 39. Meetings and Annual Report
Section 40. Full Disclosure Policy
Section 41. Additional Fiscal Powers
ARTICLE XIII
REGIONAL ECONOMY AND PATRIMONY
Section 1. Social Justice and Economic System
Sustainable Development
Section 2. Equitable and Sustainable Development
Section 3. Comprehensive Framework for Sustainable Development
Section 4. Bangsamoro Economic and Development Council
Section 5. Gender and Development
Section 6. Participation in National Development Planning
Section 7. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Climate Change Adaptation
Natural Resources
Section 8. Natural Resources, Nature Reserves, and Protected Areas
Section 9. Transfer of Management of Existing Nature Reserves and Protected Areas
Section 10. Exploration, Development, and Utilization of Fossil Fuels and Uranium
Section 11. Preferential Rights of Bona Fide Residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Section 12. Rights of Indigenous People to Natural Resources
Section 13. Mines and Mineral Resources
Section 14. Financial and Technical Agreements
Section 15. Regulation of Small-Scale Mining
Section 16. Bangsamoro Mining Policy
Section 17. Cadastral Land Surveys; Land Classification and Urban Land Reform and Land Use Program
Section 18. Zones of Jointly Cooperation
Section 19. Join Body for the Zones of Joint Cooperation
Section 21. Transportation Routes in the Zones of Joint Cooperation
Section 22. Management of Inland Waters
Section 23. Agriculture, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
Trade and Industry and Tourism
Section 24. Trade and Industry in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Section 25. Registration of Business Names
Section 26. Barter Trade and Countertrade
Section 27. Cooperatives and Social Entrepreneurship
Section 28. Economic Zones, Industrial Estates, and Free Ports
Section 29. Prohibition Against Toxic or Hazardous Substances
Section 31. Banks and Financial Institutions
Section 32. Islamic Banking and Finance
Section 33. Islamic Banking Unit in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Section 34. Functions of the Shari-ah Supervisory Board and Qualifications of Its Members
Public Utilities and Infrastructure
Section 36. Energy and Power Generation
Section 37. Public Works and Infrastructure
Transportation and Telecommunications
Section 39. Telecommunications
ARTICLE XIV
REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Section 1. Rehabilitation and Development
Section 2. Special Development Fund
ARTICLE XV
PLEBISCITE
Section 1. Establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region
Section 2. Period of Plebiscite
Section 3. Results of the Plebiscite
Section 4. Reconstitution of Local Government Units
Section 5. Plebiscite Questions
Section 6. Plebiscite Monitoring
Section 8. Special Registration
Section 9. Promulgation of Rules for the Conduct of Plebiscite
Section 10. Information Campaigns
ARTICLE XVI
BANGSAMORO TRANSITION AUTHORITY
Section 2. Bangsamoro Transition Authority
Section 3. Powers and Authorities
Section 4. Functions and Priorities
Section 5. Continuity of Government
Section 9. Interim Bureaucracy
Section 10. Transfer of Powers and Properties, and Disposition of Personnel
Section 11. Disposition of Personnel and Assets of National Government Offices and Agencies
Section 12. Dissolution of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority
Section 13. First Regular Election
Section 14. Initial Funding for Transition
ARTICLE XVII
AMEDMENTS, REVISION, REPEAL
Section 1. Amendments and Revisions
ARTICLE XVIII
FINAL PROVISIONS
Section 1. Subsisting Regional Laws
Section 2. Existing Local Government Units
Section 3. Separability Clause
Approved,
VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 6475 and Senate Bill No. 1717 was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on July 24, 2018 and July 23, 2018, respectively.
MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of Senate
CESAR STRAIT PAREJA
Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: July 27, 2018
RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
