Section 4
SECTION 4. Purposes - The Administration shall have the purposes and objectives given as follows: a) Promote the development of Mindanao, Sulu archipelago and Palawan by initiating and/or undertaking by itself or otherwise, development and/or business projects in social and/or economic fields whether in agriculture, power, infrastructure, education, energy, public utilities, housing, land development, manufacturing, exploration and/or utilization of natural resources and other fields or projects; b) Generate and encourage mass active participation and cooperation of the members of national cultural communities in its activities which shall comprise, among others: manpower development; provision of material, financial or technical assistance; and initiation, development and/or implementation of projects giving preference to cultural community groups, including programs designed for the immediate return, resettlement and rehabilitation of evacuees; c) Initiate and undertake projects for the promotion of community life through organized social or economic activities and institutionalized schemes of assistance and incentives; and d) Make investments in any field as would enhance the socio-economic development of the region, the uplift of living standards of the people and their socio-political stability.