Rights to Initiatives, Consultations, Referenda and Plebiscites.
Section 14
SEC. 14. Rights to Initiatives, Consultations, Referenda and Plebiscites. - Without prejudice to other rights guaranteed by the Constitution, the rights of the people of the autonomous region to initiate measures for the passage, amendment or repeal of regional or local legislation; to be consulted on matters that affect their environment; to call for a referendum on important issues affecting their lives; and, to recall regional or local officials as provided by Republic Act No. 7160, the Local Government Code of 1991, are hereby recognized. The Regional Assembly shall enact priority legislation to define such rights. Until such priority legislation is enacted, existing laws shall govern the exercise of the rights mentioned above.