Section 2
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy — It is hereby declared the policy of the Government to foster and accelerate the balanced grovth of the Southern Philippines within the context of national plans and policies, by the activation of mass participation in the processes of development to be exercised through a unified responsive agency; democratizationof opportunity for improvement and maximazationof benefits in the utilization and allocation of all the resources that may be available; utilization of income and profit for economic growth and development and in support of the required social innovations.