BTA rules committee deliberate bill moving BARMM’s capital

THE proposed measure that would transfer the administrative capital of the Bangsamoro Government to Parang, Maguindanao del Norte has been approved at the committee level on April 19.

The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Rules Committee promptly deliberated BTA Bill No. 43 with the position papers, comments, and recommendations of various stakeholders the day after its public consultation with various stakeholders.

After conducting a feasibility study, Parang was determined to be the most ideal municipality for the BARMM’s new administrative capital.

The new administrative center, once approved, will house the offices of the Chief Minister and Wali, the Bangsamoro Parliament, ministries, and offices.

COR Chair Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba said that the committee

BTA holds PubCon on BTA Bill No. 43

VARIOUS stakeholders who participated in a public consultation for BTA Bill No. 43 expressed their full support for the proposed measure, which would make Parang, Maguindanao del Norte, the new seat of the Bangsamoro Government.

The Bangsamoro Parliament’s Rules Committee, chaired by Atty. Sha Elijah Dumama-Alba, invited several officials and representatives from BARMM’s ministries, offices, and agencies, including concerned national agencies and provincial, municipal, and city local government units as well as nongovernment, financial, and civil society groups.

The proposed legislation calls for the relocation of the Chief Minister’s Office, the Bangsamoro Parliament, and various ministries, offices, and agencies to Parang.

The selection criteria for the new government center, according to the committee’s presentation, include location and accessibility, land availability and suitability, infrastructure and utilities, economic, institutional, and social services, social and political acceptability, peace and order conditions, and the

BTA’s CAFAR deliberates propose agri-training institute

DEPUTY Speaker Atty. Paisalin

Tago recently handed over two land ambulances to selected communities in Lanao del Sur as part of his initiative to increase healthcare access.

The effort aimed to reduce emergency-related mortality in Marawi report will be presented in the plenary on the second regular session in May. She added that this will encourage the Bangsamoro government to expand its development and progress to other areas of the region. potential to enhance BARMM development.

City and Tamparan by making it easier for people who live far from big medical facilities to get health care.

The Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of DS Tago supported the purchase of the emergency vehicles.

Parang Mayor Cahar Ibay and other stakeholders appealed to the Bangsamoro Parliament to pass the proposed measure, as the municipality is “ideally best for establishing the development and implementation of the master plan for the new seat of capital of the Bangsamoro government.”

Atty. Dumama-Alba also assured stakeholders that the proposed measure, including its impact on Cotabato City’s economic activities, will be carefully deliberated.

BTA educ committee discusses bill on creating Institute for higher Islamic studies

MEMBERS of the Committee on Basic, Higher, and Technical Education deliberated on Parliament Bill No. 31, also known as the Bangsamoro Regional Institute for Higher Islamic Studies Act of 2022.

The proposed bill seeks to establish a Kuliyyah Institution that offers a baccalaureate and postgraduate courses in Islamic and Arabic studies.

The Committee agreed to invite resource persons from the Regional

Madrasah Graduate Academy and the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education to further discuss PB No. 31. Resolutions 104, 153, 157, and 190 were also discussed and referred to their respective CBHTE subcommittees.