COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Parliament has filed various bills and lawmakers adopted a resolution expressing gratitude to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim for his continuing support and concern for the Bangsamoro peace process.
Among the bills were the Bangsamoro Palliative and
Hospice Act of 2022; the Bud Dajo Day Act of 2022; the BARMM E-Governance Act
of 2022; the Small Farmer and Fisherfolk Scholarship Act of 2022; the BARMM
Digital Public Library Hubs Act of 2022; the Bangsamoro Green Building Act of
2022; the South Upi Municipal Hospital Upgrade Act; and the Bangsamoro
Commission for Senior Citizens Act of 2022.
Other bills that entered second reading include
measures seeking to create the municipalities of Pahamudin, Kadayangan, Kabalukan,
Northern Kabacan, Kapalawan, Malmar,
Tugunan, and Ligawasan in the BARMM Special Geographic Area.
Following the sponsorship speeches of Members of
the Parliament Engr. Aida Silongan, Mohammad Kelie Antao, Abdullah Hashim, Dr.
Kadil Sinolinding Jr., Jaafar Apollo Mikhail Matalam, and Ali Salik, the bills
were referred to the committees on local government and finance, budget, and
management.
The Bangsamoro Parliament also approved a committee
report on proposed Resolution No. 49, requesting the Supreme Court of the
Philippines to create a committee on Shari’ah bar integration and to consider
the adoption of the draft rules integrating the Philippine Shari’ah Bar.
They also approved a resolution asking the BARMM
Chief Minister's Office to provide all Bangsamoro government officials and
employees, including those covered by contract of service and job order, with
relief assistance not to exceed P15,000.
A resolution declaring March 27 as a special
non-working holiday in the entire Bangsamoro region to commemorate the signing
of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro was also adopted.
The Parliament adjourned sine die its first regular
session on March 21 after deliberating on the bills and adopting nine
resolutions. (LTAIS-Public Information, Publication, and Media Relations
Division)
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