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In 2031, BARMM Parliament enters into a bilateral Cultural Exchange Agreement (CEA) with a foreign country to promote intangible cultural heritage within BARMM. The CEA provides for joint cultural programs, training of BARMM cultural workers, and a BARMM Cultural Heritage Authority to implement the program within BARMM. The National Government asserts that foreign relations are the exclusive domain of the national government and that any treaty or international agreement requires national consent and ratification, and that BARMM cannot bind foreign states without such ratification. The BARMM government contends that the protection and promotion of culture within BARMM falls under BARMM's exclusive powers under the Bangsamoro Organic Law and that the BARMM Cultural Heritage Code governs within BARMM, with BARMM authorities implementing it within BARMM. (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 the BARMM’s external cultural arrangement and why? If conflicts arise, what remedies exist? (In your answer, reference the Constitution and the Bangsamoro Organic Law).