BTA social services body discusses protection of IDPs

The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Committee on Social Services and Development deliberated on two proposed bills that would uphold and protect the human rights of internally displaced persons.

The committee agreed to consolidate BTA Parliament Bills No. 20 and 32, the

Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Act authored by MP Atty. Laisa Alamia and the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Act authored by the Government of the Day.

The proposed measures seek to protect the rights of Bangsamoro residents who are internally displaced during and after armed conflict, generalized or organized violence, clan wars, political violence, violations of human rights, development project implementation, and natural, human-induced, and humanmade disasters.

It also seeks to protect Bangsamoro residents who have been displaced to areas outside the Bangsamoro region, as well as non-Bangsamoro residents who have been displaced to areas within the region.

BTA rules committee completes debate Art. 1-10 of BLGC

THE Bangsamoro Parliament’s Committee on Public Order and Safety will hold a parliamentary inquiry into the series of killings and the alarming state of public order and safety in Maguindanao and the BARMM Special Geographic Area in March.

Deputy Speaker Atty. Lanang Ali Jr. said that the committee will invite the Philippine National Police, the Ministry of Public Order and Safety, the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission, and concerned barangay officials.

Meanwhile, CPOS has also adopted its own

BTA peace, order committee discusses SGA killings

amended internal rules and procedures during the meeting on Tuesday, February 14.

The CPOS has jurisdiction over all matters concerning peace and order, Bangsamoro Police, fire and jail management, suppression of criminalities, regulation of the private security services, firearms, firecrackers, pyrotechnics, destructive fires, rescue, emergency medical services, and research and development in the internal security aspects within the Bangsamoro region.

THE Bangsamoro Parliament held a special session via teleconference on Friday evening, February 17, and adopted three resolutions.

The Parliament unanimously adopted consolidated resolutions expressing deepest condolences and sympathy on the death of the Bangsamoro Wali Shiekh Khalipha Usman Nando and Former Member of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission and Philippine Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Akmad Atlah Sakkam.

They also expressed their sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey on February 6.

Schedules of the Committee on Rules' deliberations on the proposed Bangsamoro Electoral Code and the Committee on Local Government's public consultations on the proposed Bangsamoro Local Governance Code were discussed in the plenary. Based on the timeline, the Parliament targets enacting the proposed electoral code in March.