House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that he was pushing for a separate state for the IPs in the Cordilleras and Mindanao under a federal government which they themselves would govern according to their customs and laws.
Read more: Alvarez pushes for IPs' own state under federalism
House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he will push for the creation of two federal states for indigenous peoples - one in Cordillera and another one in Mindanao - in the charter change debates leading to the shift to a federal system.
Read more: Speaker Alvarez says will push for creation of two federal states for indigenous peoples
IAG Executive Director Benedicto Bacani articulates our position on autonomy vis-a-vis the proposed shift to federal system at the Senate hearing on charter change yesterday.
Read more: WATCH: Here's where IAG stands on federalism and charter change
The Institute for Autonomy and Governance leads in the implementation of the project that intends to support the institutionalization of Western Basilan Alliance as an inter-LGU model in the pursuit of common local development agenda.
Read more: Western Basilan forms alliance to spur development
Committee members will be presenting to the public their proposed Bangsamoro law, consolidated from four bills filed in the House, including the draft of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission | MindaNews
Read more: House sets BBL public hearings on Feb. 8 to March 9 in 11 Mindanao areas