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Pertinent Laws Relative to Elections

REPUBLIC ACT No. 8189
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS,
ADOPTING A SYSTEM OF CONTINUING REGISTRATION,
PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURES THEREOF AND
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION
  Preamble
I Name and Purpose
II The Autonomous Region: Area and Seat of Government
III Guiding Principles and Policies
IV Devolution of Powers
V Powers of Government
VI Inter-Governmental Relations
VII The Legislative Department
VIII The Executive Department
IX Administration of Justice
Shari'ah Appelate Court
Shari'ah Courts
Tribal Courts
Jusisconsult in Islamic Law
Customary Law
Application and Interpretation of Laws
X Fiscal Autonomy
XI Ancestral Domain, Ancestral Lands and Agrarian Reform
XII Urban and Rural Planning and Development
XIII Economy and Patrimony
Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquatic Reources
Trade and Industry
Tourism and Developement
XIV Public Order and Security
XV Education, Science and Technology, Arts and Sports
Educational Policies
Educational Structure
Madrasah Education
Science and Technology
Physical Education and Sports Development
Cultural Heritage
XVI Social Justice, Services, Insittutions and Other Concerns
XVII General Provisions
XVIII Amendments or Revisions
XIX Transitory Provisions