Republic Act No. 6766/Article III

by Congress of the Philippines

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Article III

POWERS OF GOVERNMENT

Section 1. The Cordillera Autonomous Region is a territorial and political subdivision administered by the Cordillera Government consisting of the Regional Government and local government units, under the general supervision of the President, and is hereby constituted as a municipal corporation vested with all the powers inherent in its character as such and those expressly granted to it by this Organic Act.

Sec. 2. The Regional Government shall exercise powers and functions necessary for the proper governance and development of all provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangay or ili within the Autonomous Region consistent with the declared constitutional policy on regional and local autonomy and decentralization: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as to authorize the diminution of the powers and functions already enjoyed by local government units.

Sec. 3. (A) The powers and functions of government in the Autonomous Region granted under Section 20 and 21, Article X of the Constitution shall be, where appropriate, share and exercised by the Regional Government and the local government units.

(B) The Autonomous Region is a corporate entity with jurisdiction in all matters devolved to it by the Constitution and this Organic Act as herein enumerated:

(a) Administrative organization;

(b) Creation of sources of revenues;

(c) Ancestral domain and natural resources;

(d) Personal, family, property and tribal relations;

(e) Urban and rural planning development;

(f) Economic, social and tourism development;

(g) Educational policies;

(h) Preservation and development of the cultural heritage;

(i) Powers, functions and responsibilities now being exercised by the departments of the National Government except:

(1) Foreign affairs;

(2) National defense and security;

(3) Postal service;

(4) Coinage, and fiscal and monetary policies;

(5) Administration of justice;

(6) Quarantine;

(7) Customs and tariffs;

(8) Citizenship;

(9) Naturalization, immigration and deportation;

(10) General auditing, civil service and elections;

(11) Foreign trade;

(12) Maritime, land and air transportation, and communications that affect areas outside the Autonomous Region; and

(13) Patents, trademarks, trade names, and copyrights; and

(j) Such other matters as may be authorized by national law for the promotion of the general welfare of the people in the region.

The Regional Government shall set up appropriate offices, agencies, and instrumentalities to carry out its powers, functions and responsibilities.

Sec. 4. The Regional Government may exercise the power of eminent domain.