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In 2030, BARMM Parliament enacts a BARMM Internal Security Code (BISC) creating a BARMM Public Security Service and providing for cross-border operations within BARMM. The National Government, through the Philippine National Police and the Office of the President, asserts that national internal security laws, including the Anti-Terrorism Act and the Revised Penal Code, apply nationwide, including BARMM. The BARMM government contends that internal security and public order are within BARMM's exclusive powers, and that the BARMM Internal Security Code governs within BARMM, with primary enforcement there. (a) Identify the central doctrine governing autonomous regions and their relation to the national government in the Philippines. (b) Distinguish the controlling rule for conflicts between a regional law and a national regulation within a region. (c) Apply to the facts: Which law governs internal security within BARMM and why? If conflicts arise, what remedies exist? (In your answer, reference the Constitution and the Bangsamoro Organic Law).