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Member of the Parliament Dr. Susana Anayatin, in collaboration with the Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS), conducted the “Policy and Legal Research Training Workshop” from June 27 to 28 at Pagana, Kutawato Restaurant in Cotabato City.

The technical staff of the PRLS served as resource persons during the event. Their presentations include the following:

• Policy Research Template by PRLS Director Dr. Nassef Manabilang Adiong;

• Data Analysis by Legislative Research Division (LRD) Chief Mr. Vincent Casil;

• Bill Drafting by Legislative Measures and Legal Assistance Division (LMLAD) Chief Atty. Hisham Nazz Ala Biruar, CPA;

• Data Gathering and Method by LRD Technical Staff Ms. Anisah Lingga; and

• Legal Research by LMLAD Technical Staff Atty. Razul Kiram Ibrahim

The workshop was participated by the staff of MP Anayatin. According to her,

“The goal of the activity is to enhance the knowledge and skills of staff particularly their skills in drafting bills and resolutions.”

The staff of Member of the Parliament (MP) Atty. Maisara Dandamun-Latiph improved their research skills thanks to the capacity development training conducted by the Office of MP Latiph in collaboration with BARMM’s Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS). The two-day training, held in Marawi City from June 15 to 16, brought together ten participants who practiced data sourcing and policy writing at the end of the activity. Research template, data gathering, and data analysis were among the topics discussed in the training.

Resource persons from the PRLS include:

• PRLS Director Dr. Nassef Manabilang Adiong – Presentation on Research Template
• Mr. Nashrolah S. Langco – Presentation on Data Gathering
• Mr. Benyamen H. Salic – Presentation on Legal Data Gathering and Analysis
• Ms. Aisah P. Solaiman – Presentation on Policy Data Analysis Part 1
• LRD Chief Mr. Vincent L. Casil – Presentation on Policy Data Analysis Part 2

Staying committed to serving the members of the Parliament in terms of policy research and legal services, the PRLS continues to provide various trainings and workshops to MPs and their personnel.

LOOK: The Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS) provided lectures on policy and legal research to local government officials and staff of Lanao del Sur during the “Bangsamoro Parliament and the People: Introduction to the Bangsamoro Lecture Series” held in Marawi City, June 13.

• _{Pre-Legislative Process: Lecture on Policy Research Template by Director Nassef Manabilang Adiong,}
• _{Pre-Legislative Process: Lecture on Policy Research Methods by Technical Staff Mr. Kebart Licayan,}
• _{Pre-Legislative Process: Lecture on Policy Research Analysis by Technical Staff Mr. Nashrolah Langco,}
• _{Pre-Legislative Process: Lecture on Legal Research on Shari’ah by Technical Staff Mr. Benyamen Salic,}
• _{Pre-Legislative Process: Lecture on Bill Drafting by LMLAD Chief Atty. Hisham Nazz Biruar, CPA, and}
• _{Post-Legislative Process: Lecture on Legislative Implementation and Post-Legislative Scrutiny by LRD Chief Mr. Vincent Casil.}

To introduce the Bangsamoro Parliament, Chief-of-Staff Atty. Ranao Datu-Dacula of the Office of Parliament Speaker, OPS Legislative Staff Officer Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Sarip, and SCSS Director Atty. Abdel Jamal Ramos also delivered their presentations and remarks during the event.

The activity was initiated and organized by the Office of the Parliament Speaker (OPS) in coordination with the PRLS, Planning Division, Statutory Committees Support Service (SCSS), and the Provincial Government of Lanao Del Sur. It intends to boost partnership between the Bangsamoro Parliament and the region’s local government units (LGUs) in order to produce legislations that are “directly answerable to Bangsamoro’s communal problems.”

Upon the invitation of the Office of the Majority Floor Leader, the Policy Research and Legal Services (PRLS) participated in the two-day workshop on the formulation of the internal rules of procedures of the Blue Ribbon Committee from June 8 to 9, 2022, in Davao City.

As the workshop commences today, PLRS’ Legislative Research Division (LRD) Chief Mr. Vincent Casil discussed data and analysis on Parliamentary Public Petitions Committee, while Atty. Rafsanjani Baraguir, Administrative Assistant VI of the Legislative Measures and Legal Assistance Division (LMLAD), shared a presentation on the data and analysis on Presidential Blue Ribbon Committee. Also, LMLAD Head Atty. Hisham Nazz Biruar served as the moderator during the open forum on structuring the outline of the committee’s internal rules of procedures.

Eighteen members of the Parliament joined the discussion on refining the outline. According to them, the internal rules of procedures of the Committee on Good Government, Accountability of Public Officers and Investigation, otherwise known as the Blue Ribbon Committee, helps realize the body’s duty to hold public officials accountable and prevent misconduct in the government service. The workshop will continue tomorrow morning.

Authored by: Anisah U. Lingga

The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) was recorded as the second-fastest-growing region in the country, with 7.5% Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) growth in 2021. Accompanied by this economic growth is the reduction of the proportion of poor families from 55.9% in 2018 to 39.4% in 2021.

However, this significant economic improvement at the regional level does not translate to the provincial level which poses a challenge in expanding and making the growth inclusive in all areas of BARMM. This paper looks into the poverty profile of the BARMM provinces to provide valuable insights and policy recommendations that could help alleviate the poor families in the next succeeding years.

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