Author: Nassef Manabilang Adiong

Nassef is the founder of Co-IRIS (International Relations and Islamic Studies Research Cohort), PHISO (Philippine International Studies Organization), DSRN (Decolonial Studies Research Network), and BRLN (Bangsamoro Research and Legal Network). He works on interdisciplinary research between Islam and International Relations and explores the Bangsamoro society as he heads the Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS) of the Bangsamoro Parliament. Visit https://nassef.info/ for more details.

Workshop on the Legislative Agenda of the Cabinet

The 3-day workshop, May 5-7, sets an avenue to collectively discuss priority bills and resolutions of the Bangsamoro Ministries. Informed with the recent development from the Bangsamoro Development Plan, the participants listed the priority bills that should be taken into consideration for the opening of the session. The PRLS led the presentation of the bills and resolutions under the Moral Governance and Development Administration Cluster; in particular, the team proposed a resolution to review BARMM’s financial management system, establish a Moral Governance Research Cluster and the Bangsamoro Identity Research Cluster.

Meeting with AMPSC management team

PRLS attended a meeting with Adiong Memorial Polytechnic State College management team, including its faculty and staff.

Meeting with MSU Marawi’s History department

BARMM Parliament’s Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS) and Mindanao State University (MSU) Marawi’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities’ Department of History are planning to draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that promotes a “collaborative policy research works in advancing historical approaches to the Bangsamoro which will aid and intellectually supplement legislative works in the Bangsamoro Parliament as well as the university’s History department’s research works.”