Autonomous

Region

What is Autonomous
Region?

Sec 15. There shall be created

Autonomous Regions in Muslim
Mindanao and in the Cordilleras
consisting of provinces, cities,
municipalities, and geographical areas
sharing common and distinctive
historical and cultural heritage,
economic and social structures, and
other relevant characteristics within the
framework of this constitution and the
national sovereignity as well as
territorial integrity of the Republic of the
Philippines

The President and

Autonomous Region
Sec 16. The President shall
exercise general supervision
over Autonomous Regions to
ensure that laws are faithfully
executed.

Sec 20. Within its territorial jurisdicton and

subject to the provisions of the Constitution and
National Laws, the organic act of Autonomous
Regions shall provide for Legislative Powers
over:
Administrative Organization;
Creation of Sources of Revenues;
Ancestral Domain and Natural Resources;
Personal, Family, and Property Relations;
Regional Urban and Rural Planning Developent;
Economic, Social, and Tourism Development;
Educational Policies;
Preservation and Developmet of the Cultural Heritage;
and
9. Such other matters as may be authorized by law for
the promotion of the general welfare of the people of
the region.
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Regions of the
Philippines
In the Philippines, regions are administrative

divisions that serve primarily to organize the

provinces of the country for administrative
convenience. Currently, the archipelagic republic
of the Philippines is divided into 17 regions. Most
government officers are established by region
instead of individual provincial offices, usually in
the city designated as the regional center.
The regions themselves do not possess a separate
local government, with the exception of the
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which
has an elected regional assembly and governor.
The Cordillera Administrative Region was originally
intended to be autonomous, but the failure of two
plebiscites for its establishment reduced it to a
regular administrative region.

ARMM vs. CAR

ARMM (Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao) is an autonomous region of the Philippines, located
in the Mindanao Island Group of the Philippines,
that is composed of five(5) Predominantly Muslim
Provinces, namely: BASILAN, LANAO DEL SUR,
MAGUINDANAO, SULU, and TAWI-TAWI. It is the only
region that has its own government.
CAR ( Cordillera Administrative Region) - It consists
of the provinces of ABRA, BENGUET, IFUGAO,
KALINGA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE and APAYAO.
Baguio is the regional center. The Cordillera region
encompasses most of the areas within the
Cordillera Central mountain range of Luzon, the
largest range in the country.

ARMM Organizational
Structure

ARMM Organizational
EXECUTIVE
Structure cont'n..
- The region is needed by a Regional
Governor.
- The Regional Governor and the Regional
Vice Governor are elected directly like
Regular Local Executives.
- Regional ordinances are created by the
Regional Assembly, composed of
Assembly men, also elected by direct
vote.

ARMM Organizational
EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL
Structure
cont'n..
- The Executive Council advises the
Regional Governor on matters of
governance of the Autonomous Region.
- It is composed of the Regional
Governor, 1 Regional Vice Governor,
and 3 Deputy Regional Governors
(each representing the Christians, the
Muslims, and the Indigenous Cultural
Communities.)

ARMM Organizational
LEGISLATIVE
Structure cont'n..
- The ARMM has a Unicameral
Regional Legislative Assembly
headed by a speaker.
- It is composed of three(3)
Congressional District; where 6 are
from Lanao del Sur inscluding Marawi
City, 6 from Maguindanao and Sulu,
and 3 from Basilan and Tawi-tawi.

ARMM Powers and

Basic Principles

RA 9054 provides that "ARMM shall

remain an Integral and Inseperable part
of the National Territory of the Republic."
The President exercises general
supervision over the Regional Governor.
The Regional Government has the power
to create its own sources of revenues
and to levy taxes, fees, and charges,
subject to constitutional provisions and
the Provisions of RA 9054.

Public Officials of
ARMM
Regional Governor

Regional Vice Governor

Deputy Regional Governor, Muslim Affairs
Deputy Regional Governor, Christian Affairs
Deputy Regionla Governor, Indigenous Cultural
Communities
Executive Secretary
Deputy Executive Secretary
Chieff of Staff
Cabinet Secretary
Attorney General
Regional Secretaries
Heads of Offices

How were the ARMM

Officials elected?
The governor and vice governor are
elected via first past the post system;
they are elected separately and may
come from different parties. Elections for
the regional assembly are via pluralityat-large voting, with each assembly
district (coextensive with legislative
districts as used in House of
Representatives elections) having three
seats. A voter has can vote for up to the
three candidates, with the candidates
with the three highest total number of
votes being elected.

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