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Francisco J. Lara Jr.’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “The frightful inadequacy of most of the statistics: Monitoring violent conflict in the Bangsamoro”
Conflict data has helped the Bangsamoro peace and subnational state building by filling the critical gap in information that could increase the pressure for an immediate end to hostilities, uncover the true cost of war, and institutionalize a political settlement for peace and stability to endure. However, few have turned to conflict data except for…
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Abhoud Syed Lingga’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “Challenges on Building the Bangsamoro Government”
The keynote presentation explores the unique challenges involved in establishing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines. Lingga discusses the multifaceted complexity of creating a new government system in an area marked by diverse cultural traditions, religious beliefs, and a history of violent conflicts. He examines political, socioeconomic, and institutional hurdles,…
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Rufa Cagoco-Guiam’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “Climate fragility risks and its intersection with gender and social exclusion in the Bangsamoro”
Results of three exploratory studies on the intersections of climate change, conflict, gender and social exclusion in selected localities in the Bangsamoro autonomous region have surfaced several structural realities that privilege men over women, resulting to devastating impacts felt more sharply by women rather than by men. Men and women have different levels of vulnerabilities,…
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Rizal G. Buendia’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “The Dream that is yet to be Realized”
The presentation encapsulates issues and challenges that leaders of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) face and new leaders of the BARMM, with the upcoming 2025 parliamentary elections, have to confront. It identifies a number of policy concerns and advocates general recommendations in the interest of relatively surmounting the historical and lingering socio-cultural and economic and…
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Richard N. Muallil’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “Preserving a Natural Heritage: Exploring the Diverse Coral Reef Fishes in the Sulu Archipelago”
The Sulu Archipelago, which represents the BaSulTa (Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi) provinces of the BARMM region, is renowned for its rich coral reef biodiversity. The archipelago itself is located right at the heart of the Coral Triangle, the global epicenter of coral reef biodiversity. This study showcases the diverse coral reef fishes in Southern Sulu…
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Henelito A. Sevilla, Jr.’s #BROC2023 keynote presentation on “Energy security in BARMM: Learnings from the Philippine-Middle East energy relations”
The enormous reliance of the Philippines on foreign energy supplies has exposed the vulnerable side of the country to any geopolitical uncertainties that took place in areas such as the Middle East and recently in the war between Russia and Ukraine. This lecture will look at the experience of the Philippines’ energy relations with the…
About BRLN
Bangsamoro Research and Legal Network (BRLN) is an association of networks of parliamentary professionals, scholars, researchers, legal practitioners, bill drafters, legislative professionals, civil society proponents, indigenous peoples’ advocates, and academics interested in developing a research-oriented culture, mostly concentrated on policymaking, legislation, and jurisprudence (legal scholarship), in addressing issues relevant to the Bangsamoro region.
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