The research commissioned by IAG and conducted by CPBRD looked into the socio-economic conditions of the ARMM, key issues on the assignment of powers, fiscal autonomy issues and key issues on intergovernmental relations, from which major insights for creating regional governments were generated.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque has urged Cordillerans to continue lobbying with congressmen for the passage of an autonomy bill so the upland region would get what it has been longing for.
Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Vice Chairman Ghadzali Jaafar said that there is still hope that the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be passed by Congress into law this year.
Read more: No other best time to pass BBL but this year - MILF
The law creating the Bangsamoro, the new autonomous political entity that would replace the ARMM will be passed this year, ahead of the shift to a federal system of government, President Rodrigo Duterte said | MindaNews
Read more: BBL will be passed ahead of shift to federalism – Duterte
IAG is set to publish in the second quarter of 2018 a research looking into the phenomenon of violent religious extremism.
Read more: IAG to publish second study on violent religious extremism