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In 2029, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) passes a BARMM Public Order and Safety Code that asserts BARMM exclusive authority over policing and the maintenance of public order within BARMM. The National Government, through the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Police Act, asserts that national policing standards apply nationwide, including BARMM, and that BARMM must coordinate with national policing policy. The BARMM government contends that public order and safety fall within BARMM’s exclusive powers under the Bangsamoro Organic Law (Republic Act No. 11054) and that the BARMM Public Order and Safety Code governs within BARMM, with BARMM authorities having primary enforcement within BARMM. The national government contends that national policing standards apply nationwide and must be observed in all regions.   (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 policing within BARMM and why? If conflicts arise, what remedies exist? (In your answer, reference the Constitution and the Bangsamoro Organic Law).