IAG will present its newly released independent assessment of governance in the BARMM at an upcoming Ateneo Zamboanga-Mindanao Institute (AZMI) public forum titled “On the Making of the Bangsamoro: A Conversation on the Past 6 Years.” Scheduled for August 27, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN via Zoom, the forum will unpack the findings of IAG’s independent report on the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)-led transition and its implications for the future of autonomous governance in the region.

The Kusog Mindanaw Conference 2025 officially opened today at the Waterfront Insular Hotel, gathering over a hundred leaders and advocates from across Mindanao for two days of dialogue, reflection, and action.

IAG released today an independent assessment of governance in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The report offers the first comprehensive review of the six-year transition under the MILF-led Bangsamoro Transition Authority. The report examines a pivotal period in Muslim Mindanao’s journey toward autonomous regional governance, peacebuilding, and socio-economic development.

Sultan Kudarat Governor Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu opened the Kusog Mindanaw 2025 Conference by urging participants to be “critical catalysts of change.” He reminded the audience that “politics is temporary—it comes and goes,” but leadership built on puso, utak, at kamay—heart, mind, and capacity—leaves a lasting legacy. His keynote marked a shift in Kusog Mindanaw’s history, as younger leaders stepped into more visible roles in a platform that has convened Mindanao’s thinkers and movers since 1994.

Fifty-seven students from Notre Dame of Midsayap College (NDMC) joined a youth-focused forum last Friday, July 25, that spotlighted election monitoring insights and pre-election voter education efforts in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The Independent Election Monitoring Center (IEMC) presented findings and recommendations from its May 2025 monitoring work, followed by collaborative planning with students targeting municipalities across the SGA.

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