Rules committee tackles bill to move BGC to Parang, Maguindanao Norte

THE Bangsamoro Parliament’s Rules Committee convened on Tuesday afternoon, April 4, to tackle several items on the agenda, including legislative measures that had been referred to the committee and the schedule for the second regular session.

According to COR Chair Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, a public consultation on BTA Bill No. 43, which would move the administrative center of the Bangsamoro Government to Parang,

Maguindanao, is scheduled for April 17.

The proposed measure calls for the Bangsamoro Government administrative center in Parang, Maguindanao, to house the Office of the Chief Minister, the Bangsamoro Parliament, and various ministries, offices, and agencies. They also adopted a resolution urging the Philippine Congress to create a lone congressional district for Cotabato City. The Parliament is also set to open its second regular session in May.