Section 9October 23, 1989, Sec./Art. 9

The Cordillera Governor-elect and the Cordillera Deputy Governor-elect shall assume office at the beginning of their terms.

If the Cordillera Governor-elect fails to qualify, the Cordillera Deputy Governor-elect shall act as Cordillera Governor until the Cordillera Governor-elect shall have qualified.

If the Cordillera Governor shall not have been chosen, the Cordillera Deputy Governor-elect shall act as Cordillera Governor until a Cordillera Governor shall have been chosen and qualified.

If at the beginning of the term of the Cordillera Governor, the Cordillera Governor-elect shall have died or shall have been permanently disabled, the Cordillera Deputy Governor-elect shall become Cordillera Governor.

Where no Cordillera Governor and Cordillera Deputy Governor shall have qualified, or where both have died or become permanently disabled, the Speaker of the Cordillera Assembly shall act as Acting Cordillera Governor until a Cordillera Governor or Cordillera Deputy Governor shall have been chosen and qualified.

The Cordillera Assembly shall, by law, provide for the manner in which one who is to act as Cordillera Governor shall be selected until a Cordillera Governor or a Cordillera Deputy Governor shall have qualified, in case of death, permanently disability or resignation of the Speaker.