Section 3March 11, 1988, Sec./Art. 3

Composition of the Commission.

To carry out the above purpose, and considering ethno-linguistic, geographical, sectoral, educational and cultural factors, there is hereby created the Regional Consultative Commission, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission," which shall be composed for not more than fifty-five (55) members, twenty-seven (27) of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list of nominees proposed by the different multisectoral bodies coming from the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, North Cotabato, Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Davao del Sur, South Cotabato, and Palawan, as well as the chartered city of Zamboanga and the component cities therein: provided, that each of the twenty-seven (27) legislative districts in the abovementioned provinces and city shall have one (1) representative who shall be a resident thereof; provided, further, that the enumeration of the aforementioned provinces and city shall not mean that all or any them constitute Muslim Mindanao as the term appears in Sections 15 and 19 of Article of the Constitution: provided, furthermore, that the President may, at her own discretion, appoint not more than twenty-eight (28) other sectoral representatives to the Commission from the proposed area of autonomy; provided finally, that all nominees to the Regional Consultative Commission shall be subject to confirmation by the Commission on Appointments and the ethnic groups shall be properly represented.