Author: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

The BARMM Ministry of Interior and Local Government (MILG) in collaboration with the BTA-BARMM Parliament’s Policy Research and Legal Service (PRLS) will have an executive-legislative workshop on the Bangsamoro Local Government Code on February 10-11,2022. The workshop will deliver a series of Legal Opinions and Policy Commentaries based on different analytical views.

Check the poster below to see the list of topics that will be discussed.

Legal Opinions and Policy Commentaries will be published soon.

We are pleased to present to you the winning entries of our “Call for Policy/Legal Commentaries” held during the Bangsamoro Foundation Week, January 17-21, 2022. Among the numerous submission we received, these stellar individuals from across the country have successfully been selected as part of the best six entries.

Our utmost gratitude to all who have joined this competition. Alhamdulillah, this is a testament to a bright future that is ahead of the Bangsamoro.

The authors’ views in a policy/legal commentary are of their own and do not represent the official position of PRLS.

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A Step towards Historical [In]justices: Reforming the Bangsamoro History

Authored by: Kebart Licayan

The Bangsamoro Day is observed on January 21st, as stipulated in the Bangsamoro Administrative Code. This year, the Bangsamoro Government celebrated its third founding anniversary with the theme, “Changing Peoples’ Lives, Transforming the Bangsamoro: Celebrating and Sustaining the Gains of Peace and Moral Governance.” This subject focuses on the regional government’s achievements in creating peace and development, as well as reforming the Bangsamoro, over the last three years.

As a parliamentary professional working for the regional government, I had to rethink what our accomplishments were, and how we could maintain them. Indeed, the regional government has made numerous accomplishments in the last three years, allowing the region to maintain its peace and order. However, there is still work to be done in the coming years. The redress of historical injustices was one of the most important elements in the formation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.

DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.33638.91201

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On Forming a Committee That Investigates On Parliamentary Officials’ Accountability

Authored by: Vincent Casil, Kebart Licayan, and Nashrolah Langco

The Philippine constitution underscores that public office is a public trust. Accountability of the public officers should be a paramount concern of just governance, as, without accountability, one cannot ensure that the government is working for the people and providing service for the community. Accountability also guarantees that misdoings, if not prevented, shall be rectified. Different governments around the world, including the Philippines, have formed various institutions that address issues of corruption. One of the key committees in the Philippine national government that is concerned with accountability is the Blue Ribbon Committee. In the regional setting, the Bangsamoro Parliament has similar needs to prevent misconduct and hold public officials accountable. However, the institutions to be built to serve such purposes should be critically examined to express Bangsamoro’s regional autonomy and democratic capacities of its Parliamentary form of government. This paper provides notes on the unique powers of the Parliament to oversight and issues on the formation of key institutions that ensure the accountability of BARMM officials.

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