Council of Leaders of Bangsamoro explained

Council of Leaders
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Jurisdiction:Bangsamoro
Minister Type:Head
Minister1 Name:Murad Ebrahim
Minister1 Pfo:Chief Minister
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Keydocument1:Bangsamoro Organic Law

The Council of Leaders is an advisory body mandated to assist the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in governing the autonomous region.

History

The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the charter legislation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, mandates for the creation of a Council of Leaders which is intended to be an advisory body for the Chief Minister.

In June 2021. the Council of Leaders convened where they came up with a consensus to support the extension of the Bangsamoro transition period from 2022 to 2025.[1]

Sometime in 2021, Administrative Order No. 8 was issued to determine guidelines on how to fill in the community and sectoral representatives of the council with the Bangsamoro Administrative Code (BAC) as basis.[2] The BAC itself was signed into law in November 2020.[3]

Members

The Council of Leaders consists of both elected and nominated community and sectoral representatives. The holder of the Chief Minister position heads the council. The other elected members are the executive heads of Bangsamoro's provinces and chartered cities as well as members of the Philippine national government's House of Representatives from the autonomous region.[4]

The term of the community and sectoral representatives are coterminous with the appointing chief minister unless otherwise removed from the cause.[5]

Elected members

Head of Council
Name Position Notes
Governors of Bangsamoro provinces
Name Position Notes
Officer in Charge
Officer in Charge
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Name Position Notes
Yasser Balindong
Sittie Shahara Mastura
Mohamad Paglas
Samier Tan
Dimszar Sali
Mayors of Chartered Cities
Name Position Notes
Bruce Matabalao
Majul Gandamra
Roderick Furigay

Community and sectoral representatives

Community representatives
Represents Name Note
Traditional leaders Mlang Madal
Non-Moro indigenous communities Ernie Moral A Teduray.Bishop from Episcopal Diocese of Southern Philippines.[6]
Women Noni Lao
Settler communities Roman Catholic Cardinal
Aboulkhair Tarason Chair of the Basilan Ulama Supreme Council[7]
Youth Mohammad Abqary Alon
Malik Caril
Sectoral representatives
Represents Name Note
Professionals Tungko Tadtagan
Business Shalimar Candao
Private Educational Institutions Vacant
Labor Faisal Nahul
Farmers Musa Solaiman

Former

Notes and References

  1. News: Sarmiento . Bong . ‘Council of Leaders’ backs BARMM transition extension . 16 April 2023 . MindaNews . 24 June 2021.
  2. News: Lacson . Nonoy . BARMM names leaders’ council members . 16 April 2023 . Daily Tribune . 14 April 2023.
  3. News: Punzalan . Noel . BARMM administrative code signed into law . 16 April 2023 . 18 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Guidelines on the Selection of Representatives to the Council of Leaders . Official Gazette of Bangsamoro . Office of Chief Minister's Bangsamoro Information Office . 16 April 2023.
  5. News: Madale . Asangan . Ebrahim names 9 representatives . 16 April 2023 . The Manila Times . 16 April 2023 . en.
  6. News: Arguilas . Carolyn . BARMM’s Council of Leaders convenes on August 9; members include Cardinal, Bishop . 6 August 2023 . MindaNews . 7 August 2023.
  7. News: BBL: A cure to end violent extremism . 20 April 2023 . Philippine News Agency . 26 February 2018.
  8. Web site: PSA XII Conducts Data Dissemination cum Celebration of 2019 Eid’l Fit’r . Philippine Statistics Office . 20 April 2023 . 18 July 2019.