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PRLS team—Dr Nassef Manabilang Adiong, Atty. Abdel Jamal R. Disangcopan, Mr. Abdulwahid H.G. Panganting, and Mr. Ershad S. Ibba—assisted the officials and staff of the BARMM Ministry of Human Settlements and Development in its quest to strengthen and redesign its functions and organizational structure through the “Writeshop Proper for the Proposed Amendments of the Book VI, Title VI of the Bangsamoro Administrative Code” held on August 2-6, 2021 in Koronodal City.

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Governance has been at the fulcrum of the Bangsamoro’s leadership. Whether it has been—or can yet be—good or moral governance is the question at hand. The discussion of good governance precedes that of moral governance in this article, with the former describing a modern-secular form of good governance as defined by international and multilateral organizations, while the latter propounds the idea of an Islamic-rooted moral governance. The new BARMM autonomous government is the opportunity for the Bangsamoro people to chart up their future in accordance with their distinct beliefs, culture, and aspirations, a shift from the struggle into fighting against oppression, corruption, discrimination, and other malpractices that are worsening the situation of the Bangsamoro people. Its leadership is determined to lead and manage the Moro society based on “moral governance.” However, it is difficult to understand what moral governance means. By using an exploratory design to frame research as inquiry and gain insights on moral governance as the BARMM’s agendum, the research navigated and conceptualized the meaning of moral governance based on a proposed framework that constitutes five immutable principles: Faith, Freedom, Moral Authority, Common Good, and Social Ethics. By constituting these interrelated principles that will map the framework towards practice, within the distinct historical and faith context of Muslim Philippines, an authentic Bangsamoro leadership is envisaged as a tolerant society to various Muslim groups and non-Muslim communities—Christians and Indigenous Peoples in particular. Consequently, the juxtaposed comparison of the ARMM and the BARMM will, in effect, highlight the tasks that were not successfully or satisfactorily implemented by the ARMM. These are areas where the BARMM can build its introductory steps to come up to the challenges of moral governance.

Citation:
Adiong, N.M. & Diampuan, P.D. (2021) “Principles and Practice of Moral Governance in the Bangsamoro.” In: U.S. Malik, ed., Development for peace (In pursuit of sustainable peace through inclusive development: The case of the Bangsamoro). Mindanao State University–Marawi and Maven Media Asia, pp. 31-53.

In Manila times’ article: Moral governance as the key ingredient to BARMM’s success, Dr. Nassef M. Adiong, OIC of Policy Research and Legal Services, was cited as a key source in understanding the notion of the Bangsamoro’s Moral Governance Framework:

“Dr. Nassef Manabilang Adiong, an associate professor at the Institute of Islamic Studies of the University of the Philippines, presented the principles of moral governance in the Bangsamoro on YouTube on March 3, 2021 (refer to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3rVreC9k0Q). At the outset, he stated that many people’s ideas about governance are often related to Western democracy. He added that based on his team’s research, the multilateral organizations’ Western democratic framework of good governance has seven prescriptive criteria or qualities: 1) accountable; 2) consensus-based; 3) equitable, efficient and inclusive; 4) participatory; 5) responsive; 6) transparent; and 7) [upholds] rule of law. These qualities and characteristics are noble and are important to attain a just and humane society.”

See full story: https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/07/18/opinion/columns/moral-governance-as-the-key-ingredient-to-barmms-success/1807414?fbclid=IwAR2e3KRyOFgO85BKfnqKmZbdkmpQw3B_LIGUKlld9qPj_X7vedWqQemogC4

The Leadership Advocacy Bangsamoro in partnership with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines continues its implementation of the capacity building project entitled, BARMM on Policy Research. The project aims to promote the role of research in policy making and to capacitate forty-one (41) BARMM employees on policy research. PRLS, Dr. Nassef M. Adiong was invited as a resource speaker to deliver on “Writing the Findings” and “Writing the Conclusion and Policy Recommendation” The session also included a workshop to see improvements on the participants’ papers.

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Training on Policy Research organized by the Leadership Advocacy Bangsamoro, Inc. (LEAD) and the Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines

The Leadership Advocacy Bangsamoro in partnership with the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in the Philippines continues its implementation of the capacity building project entitled, BARMM on Policy Research. The project aims to promote the role of research in policy making and capacitate forty-one (41) BARMM employees on policy research. PRLS Anisah Lingga was invited as resource person to discuss “Processing and Analysis: Quantitative Data (Part II)” as well as “Processing and Analysis: Qualitative Data (Part II)” on May 18-19, 2021 at Diamond Hall, Em Manor, Cotabato City.

PRLS assisted in facilitating the BTA Parliament workshop on July 05-06, 2021 aimed at harmonizing cabinet bills with other legislative measures to find common legislative agenda.