Author: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

PLS releases its first Legislative Fact Sheet on Social Enterprises.
The document provides supplementary notes to the following proposed bills:

1. BTA Bill No. 124 known as “An Act Providing for the Bangsamoro Cooperative and Social Enterprise Code (BCSEC) Of 2021 For the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)”

2. BTA Bill No. 157 known as “Bangsamoro Social Enterprise Act of 2021”

Legislative Fact Sheets are composed of curated information prepared by PRLS. Collected facts, descriptions, and statistics are evaluated based on their relevance, soundness, and potential to enrich and substantiate discussions on specific legislation proposed by the Bangsamoro Parliament.

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Public libraries and their rationale in the Bangsamoro context

Authored by: Earl Carlo Guevarra

Public libraries are at the forefront of efforts to preserve local knowledge and memory, promote a culture of research and critical thinking, and provide a haven for disseminating ideas, especially in the Bangsamoro context.

This paper aims to outline possible steps that could be undertaken to strengthen the public library system in BARMM and the possible actions that could be launched to turn these public libraries into zones that would celebrate the diversity of cultures found within the region.

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