Ministry of Social Services and Development (Bangsamoro) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Social Services and Development
Preceding:	DSWD–ARMM
Jurisdiction:	Regional government of Bangsamoro
Minister1 Name:	Raissa Herradura Jajurie
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Social Services and Development

The Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD), is the regional executive department of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) responsible for affairs relating to social services in the region.

History

When the ARMM was succeeded by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019, the regional departments of the former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao were reconfigured into ministries of Bangsamoro.^[1] The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DSWD-ARMM) was reorganized as the Ministry of Social Services and Development.^[2]

Raissa Herradura Jajurie was appointed on February 26, 2019 by interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim as the newly reconfigured Bangsamoro department's first minister.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Funding The Transition To BARMM: Mandates, Myths And Reality . Institute for Autonomy and Governance . June 17, 2019.
2. Web site: The New Ministry of Social Services and Development-BARMM . Ministry of Social Services and Development . June 17, 2019 . March 8, 2019.
3. News: Arguilas . Carolyn . Murad vows a government "free of all the ills of governance;" names 10 ministers . February 27, 2019 . MindaNews . February 27, 2019.