COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro Parliament Deputy Speakers Ziaur-Rahman Adiong and Atty. Nabil Tan, and Parliament Member Atty. Ubaida Pacasem filed on Thursday, June 17, a bill that seeks to appropriate Php50 million for the acquisition of additional oxygen tanks to be distributed in the different provinces of the region. “The bill is being introduced…
COTABATO CITY – A bill seeking to create a Bangsamoro Irrigation Coordinating Office has entered its first reading in the Bangsamoro Parliament on Wednesday, June 16. BTA Bill No. 107 was authored by Minority Floor Leader Atty. Laisa Alamia, Deputy Minority Floor Leader Engr. Baintain Ampatuan, and Member of Parliament Amilbahar Mawallil. According to the…
COTABATO CITY – Through a resolution adopted on Thursday, June 17, members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament expressed their condemnation on the violence committed by Israeli forces against the civilians in Palestine, including children and women. As cited in Proposed Resolution No. 431, Amnesty International Report 2020-2021 revealed that Israel continued to impose…
COTABATO CITY—Indigenous peoples (IP) tribal leaders and organizations from across the Bangsamoro region expressed their strong support to the extension of Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) until 2025. In a meeting initiated by the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MIPA) on Wednesday, June 16, Minister Melanio Ulama said the IP tribal leaders and organizations discussed…
COTABATO CITY – A bill seeking to institutionalize policies for Bangsamoro overseas employment, and establish a standard of protection and promotion of the welfare of overseas Bangsamoro workers and their families, has been approved by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament. Through nominal voting on Thursday, June 17, 57 BTA members, both physically and virtually…