BTA to put up office to protect overseas Bangsamoro workers

COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro lawmakers have passed a bill seeking to establish an office dedicated to the empowerment and full protection of Filipino-Muslims working abroad or overseas Bangsamoro workers (OBWs).

Hundreds of Lanao del Sur stakeholders attend consultation on proposed Bangsamoro Local Governance Code

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.

Top Lawmakers meet in support of continued peace and development in BARMM

'Electoral Code a priority as BARMM 2025 Elections near'

LAWMAKERS FROM both the Upper and Lower Houses recently met with Bangsamoro Parliament Members to conduct the first organizational meeting for the Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum in Pasay City.

Bangsamoro lawmakers push for bill declaring May 2 as 'Battle of Bayang Day'

COTABATO CITY — A measure declaring May 2 of every year as “Battle of Bayang Day” has entered on second reading in the Bangsamoro Parliament.

MoH proposes P5.69B budget

COTABATO CITY - Since health is one of the Bangsamoro government's top priorities for its proposed budget for 2023, the Ministry of Health proposed a total of P5.69 billion to help make healthcare services in the region better and more accessible.

BTA legislators propose establishment of Bangsamoro Veteran Mujahideen Affairs Office

COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Parliament is pushing for the establishment of an office that will provide assistance to underprivileged veteran mujahideen in the region.

Bangsamoro government displays resolve to expedite passage of electoral code: Galvez

COTABATO CITY — Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, said that the Bangsamoro government has shown “moral conviction” to uphold their commitment to the President of enacting the proposed electoral code in the first quarter of 2023.

Bangsamoro Veteran Mujahideen Affairs Office proposed

COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Parliament is pushing for the establishment of an office that will provide assistance to underprivileged veteran mujahideen in the region.

Bangsamoro lawmakers push for bill declaring May 2 as Battle of Bayang Day

COTABATO CITY — A measure declaring May 2 of every year as Battle of Bayang Day has entered on second reading in the Bangsamoro Parliament.

Bangsamoro Parliament vows to pass electoral code

COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro Transition Authority Floor Leader, Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, vowed to expedite the passage of a bill seeking to establish an electoral code for the region.

Bangsamoro Parliament to start public consultations on proposed electoral code

COTABATO CITY — In an effort to expedite the passage of the proposed electoral code of the Bangsamoro region and provide enough time to prepare for the 2025 elections, the Bangsamoro Transition Authority will start conducting a series of public consultations on the draft code.

Nine bills enter first reading in the Bangsamoro Parliament

COTABATO CITY— Nine legislative measures were filed and refiled by several Bangsamoro legislators to improve the lives of Bangsamoro workers and medical students, combat malnutrition and hunger, and standardize the distribution of halal food.

BARMM proposes P500 million buffer fund for salaries

COTABATO CITY — Bangsamoro lawmakers proposed allocating a P500 million buffer fund for the timely payment of salaries of nationally funded workers directly supervised by BARMM ministries or offices.

Legislators refile bill incentivizing higher education institutions in BARMM

COTABATO CITY - Bangsamoro lawmakers have refiled a measure which seeks to recognize and incentivize top-performing higher education institutions (HEIs) that offer agriculture, forestry, and natural resources programs in the region.

BARMM pushes for hospital construction, upgrade in Tawi-Tawi

COTABATO CITY — Proposed measures seeking to establish and upgrade hospitals in Tawi-Tawi have been refiled by several BARMM lawmakers.

Bills filed, to benefit ex-rebels, orphans of war

COTABATO CITY - Six bills were refiled by Deputy Speaker Atty. Laisa Alamia, which include providing benefits to Bangsamoro veteran mujahideen and mujahidat, establishing social and economic reparation for orphans of war, and strengthening the regional transitional justice and reconciliation program.

BARMM proposes P83.5-billion 2023 budget

COTABATO CITY — Education, infrastructure, health, and social services are among the top budgetary priorities of the Bangsamoro government, as the proposed bill for the 2023 Bangsamoro Expenditure Program entered first reading on Wednesday, September 28.

BARMM lawmakers file bills reorganizing, creating, renaming ministries

COTABATO CITY - Several Bangsamoro lawmakers have filed bills that would reorganize, create, and rename ministries in the Muslim autonomous region.

MP Ampatuan files 10 bills in the second parliament

COTABATO CITY - Reappointed Member of the Parliament Engr. Baintan Adil-Ampatuan, has filed ten legislative measures in the second parliament, including bills that would constitute parliamentary districts, strengthen disaster risk reduction and management, and establish Cotabato City as the permanent seat of the regional government.

BARMM files first 16 bills in Second Parliament

COTABATO CITY - In the first week of the session of the Second Parliament, the Government of the Day reintroduced 12 proposed bills and filed four new bills.