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BTA condemns Jolo bombings; Bangsamoro Government to provide aid

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Cotabato City (August 27, 2020)—The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) approved Thursday, August 27, a resolution condemning the twin bombings last August 24 in heavily populated areas in downtown Jolo, Sulu.

Moreover, Member of Parliament (MP) Amir Mawallil, the proponent of Proposed Resolution No. 289, suggested that cash assistance can be immediately provided to the families of the bombing victims which accounted for 14 fatalities and injured at least 78 individuals, including government troops.

“An initial news report said that the Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) will respond to those displaced, the victims, and the survivors of the recent bombing,” Mawallil said.

“Some of those who were affected and those who survived have the problem of how they’re going back to their livelihood, since some of them are selling on the streets when the incident happened,” Mawallil added.

The said resolution was authored by MPs Hatimil Hassan, Amir Mawallil, Eddie Alih, Abraham Burahan, Don Mustapha Loong, Atty. Jose Lorena, Al-Syed Sali, Atty. Laisa Alamia, Atty. Nabil Tan, Adzfar Usman, Atty. Suharto Ambolodto, Engr. Baintan Ampatuan, Rasul Ismael, and Atty. Rasol Mitmug Jr.

“The entire parliament is one with this resolution condemning the twin bombing in downtown Jolo, Sulu,” MP Ziaur-Rahman Adiong stated, who was the Speaker of the Day during the said session.

In addition to the support from the MSSD, it can also be recalled that after the unfortunate explosions, the Bangsamoro Government facilitated to offer assistance for the medical expenses of the victims through the Ayudang Medikal Mula sa Bangsamoro Government (AMBAG) Program of the Office of the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile, a resolution “expressing profound sympathy” to the late Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Undersecretary Dimasangcay Alangadi Pundato (Proposed Resolution No. 286) was approved during the said session.

The parliament also covered three committee reports, including the creation of the Bangsamoro Sports Commission (Committee Substitute Bill No. 52), an act institutionalizing policy for Bangsamoro overseas employment (Parliament Bill No. 36), and the special committee report on Marawi. (Bureau of Public Information)

*Originally published by the Bangsamoro Information Office (https://bangsamoro.gov.ph/news/latest-news/bta-condemns-jolo-bombings-bangsamorogovernment-to-provide-aid/)

Bangsamoro parliament calls for aid for families of casualties of Jolo bombings

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MANILA, Philippines — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority on Thursday condemned the bombings in Jolo and called for immediate financial assistance for the famlies of casualties in the twin blasts.

According to the Bureau of Public Information of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, these were formalized through Proposed Resolution No. 289 that the Bangsamoro parliament approved on Thursday.

“An initial news report said that the Ministry of Social Services and Development will respond to those displaced, the victims, and the survivors of the recent bombing,” Member of Parliament Amir Mawallil is quoted in the BPI-BARMM press release as saying.

“Some of those who were affected and those who survived have the problem of how they’re going back to their livelihood, since some of them are selling on the streets when the incident happened,” he also said.

“The entire parliament is one with this resolution condemning the twin bombing in downtown Jolo, Sulu,” MP Ziaur-Rahman Adiong also said.

Included as authors of the resolution are MPs Hatimil Hassan, Amir Mawallil, Eddie Alih, Abraham Burahan, Don Mustapha Loong, Jose Lorena, Al-Syed Sali, Laisa Alamia, Nabil Tan, Adzfar Usman, Suharto Ambolodto, Baintan Ampatuan, Rasul Ismael, and Rasol Mitmug Jr.

On Monday, BARMM Local Government Minister Naguib Sinarimbo said the Bangsamoro government condemns the twin bombings on Monday that left 14 people dead and at least 78 wounded.

He said BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim, also known as Al Haj Murad, has directed the regional police to identify the culprits for prosecution.

“The BARMM leadership condemns these bombings in strongest terms. We also share with the grief of those who lost relatives in the incident,” Sinarimbo said then.

*Originally published on Philippine Star (https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/08/27/2038395/bangsamoro-parliament-calls-aid-families-casualties-jolo-bombings)

Former Moro revolutionary leader, OPAPP Usec Dimas Pundato dies at 72

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COTABATO CITY – – Former Moro revolutionary leader Dimasangkay “Dimas” Alangadi Pundato died on Thursday, August 13 in his residence in Marawi City, an official of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) said. He was 72.

“The NCMF officials and employees extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved family. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon (We belong to Allah and to Him we shall return),” Dr. Dimapuno Datu-Ramos Jr., NCMF director for external relations said in a social media post.

A native of Lanao del Sur, Pundato was part of the original group of Moro fighters who trained abroad, known as the Top 90 of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and fought for self-determination of the Moro people.

Later, Pundato chaired the MNLF-Reformist Group that espoused changes in the way the Moro revolution was being run, in step with the times.

When he joined government, Pundato headed the Office of Muslim Affairs (OMA), the precursor of the NCMF.

He also served as Undersecretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process.

Lawyer Rasol Mitmug Jr., a member of the interim Bangsamoro parliament, said he, along with Zia Alonto-Adiong is set to file a resolution “expressing profound sympathy and most sincere condolences” to the family of Pundato.

Pundato was born on December 21, 1947.

MP Mitmug distributes healthcare items in Lumba-Bayabao

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COTABATO CITY — The Office of Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Member of Parliament (MP) Atty. Rasol Y. Mitmug, Jr. in partnership with Anak Mindanao Partylist distributed last July 26, 2020 health care items to residents of the municipality of Lumba-Bayabao in Lanao del Sur.

In a simple turn-over ceremony held at the municipal town hall, Mayor Mahar Dagalangit and Vice-Mayor London Dagalangit received the healthcare items for distribution to its 38 barangays. In an interview, MP Mitmug said over the past few months, his office has united its efforts with the Anak Mindanao Partylist and the Bangsamoro region in extending assistance to the local government units, barangay frontliners and volunteers.

“This time around, we extended our assistance to the good people of Lumba-Bayabao. Our team has facilitated the distribution of meals, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), facemasks, gallons of alcohol, hands-free alcohol dispensers for the health workers and other frontliners of the locality,” MP Mitmug said.

The Member of Parliament also stressed their move hopes to augment the resources of the Barangay local government units (BLGUs) and its devoted frontliners in their efforts to fight and contain the spread of Covid-19.

“What we are facing right now is an urgent matter, so our response should also be immediate. If there’s one realization out of this Covid-19 experience is that we are all in one human community and that is no one is safe from this enemy,” he stressed.

On the same day, a total of 5,000 sacks of rice were distributed to the constituents as part of the ongoing BARMM government’s Covid-19 Relief Assistance Program (Project TABANG) with assistance from the Offices of Members of Parliament Sultan Edrieza Rimbang, Abdullah Macapaar, Basit “Jannati Mimbantas” Abbas and Marjanie SM Mimbantas.

Meanwhile, MP Mitmug said local government officials down to the barangay level and other volunteers were also part of the team who helped in the distribution of the healthcare donation and relief assistance.

“These efforts are part of the continuous response of our office to the pandemic,” MP Mitmug emphasized.

Lumba-Bayabao is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur. It is politically subdivided into 38 barangays, Bacolod I, Bacolod II, Bantayao, Barit, Baugan, Buad Lumbac, Cabasaran, Calilangan, Carandangan-Mipaga, Cormatan Langban, Dialongana, Dilindongan-Cadayonan, Gadongan, Galawan, Gambai, Kasula, Lalangitun, Lama, Lindongan Dialongana, Lobo Basara, Lumbac Bacayawan, Macaguiling, Maliwanag, Mapantao, Mapoling, Pagayawan, Maribo (Poblacion), Posudaragat, Rumayas (Minitepad), Sabala Bantayao, Salaman, Salolodun Berwar, Sarigidan Madiar, Sunggod, Taluan, Tamlang, Tongcopan, Turogan and Minaring Diladigan. (GALao, Publication and Media Division, BTA Parliament)

*Originally published by the BTA-Publication and Media Relations Division (https://parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph/latest-news/mp-mitmug-distributes-healthcare-items-in-lumba-bayabao/)

BTA Parliament constitutes ‘Committee on Accounts and Audit’

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COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament constituted the “Committee on Accounts and Audit” which shall have jurisdiction over all matters relating to the income, revenues and internal auditing of the funds for all the expenditures and activities of the BTA, other ministries, agencies and offices of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The Committee is composed of seventeen (17) members with Members of the Parliament (MPs) Anna Tarhata Basman as Chairperson and Amilbahar Mawallil as Vice-Chairperson.

Committee Members include MPs Ubaida Pacasem, Atty. Raisa Jajurie, Mohagher Iqbal, Abdulraof Macacua, Tucao Mastura, Said Salendab, Aida Silongan, Eddie Alih, Abraham Burahan, Zia Alonto Adiong, Jamel Macaraya, Narciso Yu-Ekey, Edrieza Nasser Rimbang, Romeo Sema and Engr. Baintan Adil-Ampatuan.

Furthermore, the Committee on Accounts and Audit shall also have jurisdiction to examine and scrutinize the income, revenues, and the expenditure plans of all government ministries, bureaus and agencies of the Bangsamoro government, including the audit thereof.

Rule VII Section 4 of the Parliamentary Rules, Procedures, and Practices of the BTA states that “Parliamentary committees are permanent committees which exercise continuing responsibility in the legislative activity of the BTA, and are hereinafter set up in these Rules. The BTA shall, upon the recommendation of the Committee on Rules, organize and adopt Parliamentary committees: Provided, That the Memberships of Parliamentary committees shall be on the basis of proportional representation affiliated with the Majority and the Minority of the BTA.” (GALao, Publication and Media Division, BTA Parliament)

*Originally published by the BTA-Publication and Media Relations Division (https://parliament.bangsamoro.gov.ph/latest-news/bta-parliament-constitutes-committee-on-accounts-and-audit/)

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