MARAWI CITY - Over 600 government and non-government stakeholders in Lanao del Sur participated in the public consultation in Marawi City to provide their legislative input and recommendations for the proposed Bangsamoro Local Governance Code.
Local chief executives and representatives from
Lanao del Sur’s provincial, city, municipal, and barangay local government
units, as well as those from the academic institutions, health, security, and
private sectors, and other relevant stakeholders, were given the opportunity to
share their recommendations.
The BTA Bill No. 30, or the Bangsamoro Local
Governance Code of 2022, will provide a clear direction between the local
government units and the Bangsamoro government. It aims to strengthen the
supervisory power of the Bangsamoro government through the Ministry of Interior
and Local Government.
The proposed code applies to all component
provinces, cities, municipalities, barangays, and other political subdivisions,
as well as Bangsamoro government offices and agencies. General provisions,
local taxation and fiscal matters, local government units, and miscellaneous
and final provisions are the four books of the proposed code.
Salha Abdulmajeed, a representative of the
Bangsamoro Islamic Women Auxiliary Brigade in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del
Norte, claims that this is the first time the group has been consulted on a
crucial piece of legislation, a bill that will give the Bangsamoro government a
more responsive and accountable local government structure.
Chairman Abu Saliha Macacuna of the Bangsamoro
Development Agency supported the passage of the BLGC as long as it does not
violate any Islamic beliefs or national laws.
Meanwhile, the President of the Lanao del Sur
Mayors’ League and Butig Mayor Atty. Dimnatang Pansar has asked for the BLGC to
be passed immediately, citing provisions that will improve the quality and
efficiency of basic service delivery to the Bangsamoro people.
Mayor Pansar noted that if BLGC is approved,
regional and local government collaborations will be strengthened.
Other concerns on the qualification and
disqualification of running elective officials, the constitutionality of the
BLGC, and anti-dynasty were also raised by Lanao del Sur constituencies.
Engr. Khalid Dumagay, MILG director general and one
of the people who wrote the bill, says that the Chief Minister and his cabinet
asked their ministry to write the proposed code.
The MILG, Dumagay added, conducted a series of
activities for the proposed code, including policy research, data and information
gathering, research, and consultation with various relevant stakeholders.
Public consultations were also held for the constituencies in Cotabato City,
the BARMM Special Geographic Area, and Manila. (LTAIS-Public Information,
Publication, and Media Relations Division)
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