With only nine session days left from November 27 until the two houses of Congress go on recess on December 16, no Bangsamoro law will be passed by yearend as originally envisioned by the Duterte administration’s Bangsamoro Peace and Development Roadmap approved in July 2016.
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At least one million Muslims from Mindanao are expected to present to President Duterte today their manifesto pushing for the speedy passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law that remains pending in Congress.
The Institute for Autonomy and Governance is set to work closely with the municipal governments of Lantawan, Maluso, Sumisip, Hadji Muhtamad, and Tabuan Lasa in Basilan province.
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Local government executives in the ARMM are delighted with Seal of Good Local Governance they received recently for 19 municipalities and one city | The Manila Times
A key element to a successful shift to federalism is to develop a “federal culture” among public leaders and citizens where the center freely lets go of powers and resources to the regions which in turn demonstrates the commitment to develop their capacities for selfgovernance. This study, hopefully, will help nurture this “federal culture”.