The newly installed commissioners of the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) unveiled the new seal on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
COTABATO CITY–Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) officially presented Wednesday, May 26, its newly installed commissioners for the provinces of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The newly installed commissioners are BCPCH Chairperson Dr. Salem Y. Lingasa for Maguindanao, Robert Maulana Alonto for Lanao del Sur, Ardan D. Sali for Sulu, Elmasia L. Madjilon for Tawi-Tawi, and Guiamal B. Abdulrahman, representing Indigenous Peoples (as ex-officio).
Meanwhile, representative for settler communities and the commissioner for the province of Basilan are yet to be identified.
Also, on May 25 to 26, the BCPCH conducted its first en banc meeting to review its mandates, powers, and functions as newly created commission.
“We found out that this mandate is quite huge […] the primary mandate is to write the Bangsamoro history, its preservation and promotion of culture,” Chairperson Salem said.
With the enormous task the Commission will be undertaking, the BCPCH will be partnering with other agencies, particularly with the Development Academy of Bangsamoro (DAB) to conduct series of trainings.
During the two-day meeting, presentation of budget proposal for this year and the new seal were also presented.
The commissioners shall take their oath before the month of May ends. (Bangsamoro Information Office)
