Article XVI – Section 5

Continuity of Government. – To foreclose any political interregnum in the governance of the region, the twenty-five (25) incumbent elected officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and the Bangsamoro Transition Commission, an independent body created by Executive Order No. 120 Series of 2012, as amended by Executive Order No. 08. Series of 2016, shall act as caretakers of the administration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region until the Bangsamoro Transition Authority is constituted.