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RA 9054 Section 8

RA 9054 Section 8

Regional Government Authority Over Natural Resources.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Regional Government Authority Over Natural Resources. - Subject to the provisions of the Constitution and this Organic Act, the Regional Government shall have the authority, power, and right to explore, develop and utilize the natural resources, including surface and sub-surface rights, in-land and coastal waters, and renewable and non-renewable resources in the autonomous region. Muslims and the other indigenous cultural communities shall, however, have priority rights to explore, develop and utilize the said resources in the areas designated as parts of their respective ancestral domains.

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Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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