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Bangsamoro CSOs keen on pursuing
their advocacy with policymakers
L
“ egislators have emotions,
desires, and ambitions.
They listen to people they know
and trust.” This was one of the
key lessons that Nenita Dalde
of the Philippine Legislators’
Committee on Population
& Development Foundation
(PLCPD) imparted to leaders
from the civil society of Basilan,
Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi during
DELACSE Bangsamoro’s
Advanced Leadership Training
(ALS) in Zamboanga City from
April 10 to 12, 2019.
One of the primary objectives
of the ALS is to give future
Bangsamoro leaders a better
understanding of how the
legislative process works so that
they can effectively fulfill their
roles in the evolving political
landscape of the Bangsamoro.
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Two years since Marawi, Lanao
CSOs call for speedy rehab and
dignified return of IDPs
5-6
Bangsamoro CSOs to strengthen their
participation during transition
6-7
Island provinces CSOs flesh out
their priority advocacies
Dalde and her colleague, Rosa
Encelan, gave the civil society
organization (CSO) leaders a
walkthrough of the many steps
of legislative process. Their
years of experience working
with legislators allowed them 8-11
CSOs develop joint advocacy
to provide insider advice in
roadmap; identify roles
identifying entry points for
During BARMM transition
pushing for advocacies and
dealing with policymakers and
other actors involved in the
policymaking process. “You
have to show them that you have
their interests at heart, too,” said
Dalde in emphasizing her point
that policymaking is “an art of 12-13
Composition of
compromise.”
BARMM Parliament
Encelan, for her part, introduced
political mapping and stakeholder BONUS SECTION!
analysis, two important tools used
to study the political landscape FUN with FACTS
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TWO YEARS SINCE MARAWI, LANAO CSOS CALL FOR
SPEEDY REHAB AND DIGNIFIED RETURN OF IDPs
Participants from the second Advanced Leadership Training posed for a group photo. The 3-day training
held in Cagayan de Oro City, was attended by Maranao leaders who call for the speedy rehabilitation of
Marawi City.
D uring the workshop on
stakeholder analysis,
the CSO leaders from Lanao
provinces identified different
pressing issues like Marawi
rehabilitation, deliverables of
the Bangsamoro Transition
Authority (BTA), and the quality
of governance in the BARMM,
but all of them agreed that the
dignified return of the Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) and
the rebuilding of Marawi City as
a top priority. These were some
of the highlights in DELACSE
Bangsamoro’s Advanced
Leadership Training held in
Cagayan De Oro City last April
2-4, 2019.
The “Siege of of Marawi” by ISIS
forces in 2017 has resulted in a
significant number of IDPs that
continue to experience gaps
in assistance related to health,
education, shelter, and long-term
livelihood support. Eagerness
was felt across the room during
an open forum wherein Maranao
leaders shared their observations
on the slow efforts to rehabilitate
Marawi City.
Resource persons from
the Philippine Legislators’
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Committee on Population
and Development (PLCPD)
enlightened the Maranao civil
society leaders on how to make
use of the various advocacy
tools that will aid them in
communicating policy issues
with policy-makers effectively,
formulating winning key
messages, and identifying policy
champions.
During their workshop activity,
a CSO leader suggested that
for them to be able to address
pressing issues, they should first
“consider self-introspection”
for a smooth integration of
In photo, Ms. Khuzy presents their group’s output using an advocacy tool, shared by PLCPD. The group has
identified key methods to advocate for reforms, such as: creating an advocacy group to push the Marawi
Rehab during parliamentary proceedings.
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their organization’s goals and
objectives to their plans on
Marawi rehab. She urged, that the
said self-reflection activity should
be done first before taking a big
step towards an agenda.
Aside from the insightful
advocacy tools workshop, the
3-day skills development were
jam-packed with topics that
touched on overcoming issues
and challenges for citizens and
CSOs, understanding reforms and
advocacies, and strengthening
the political party system in the
Bangsamoro.
The EU-funded DELACSE
Bangsamoro project seeks
to enhance the leadership
competency and organizational
capacity of key civil society
leaders. Participants were always
reminded by the facilitators to
always consider feasible measures
in executing their plans, such as
pushing their policy advocacies
first at the local level and/or
formulating a unified or agreed
upon agenda that could create a
much larger voice to be heard at
the national level.
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G uiamel Alim, Executive

Director of Kadtuntaya
Foundation, Incorporated
BANGSAMORO CSOs TO STRENGTHEN
stressed the importance of the THEIR PARTICIPATION DURING TRANSITION
implementation of responsive
programs that will address
poverty, education, access to
clean water and electricity,
and job opportunities in
transitioning to the new
Bangsamoro government. The
Bangsamoro political transition
was the focus of discussions
during the Advanced Leadership
Training hosted by Democratic
Leadership and Active Civil
Society Empowerment in
the Bangsamoro (DELACSE
Bangsamoro) in Davao City on
During a workshop on developing advocacy message, the participants were divided into three groups to
26-28 March 2019. test out how they can effectively craft, deliver, and execute their message to the right target audience.
The workshop also aims to steer the CSO leaders on how to communicate and engage with policy
According to Alim, the makers through person-to-person (P2P) advocacy, an effective method to develop policy champions by
Bangsamoro Transition cultivating interpersonal relationships.
Authority (BTA) is the interim at the Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural the Philippine Legislators’
government of the newly- Complex in Cotabato City. The Committee on Population and
created Bangsamoro political BTA will hold office until the first Development (PLCPD), civil
entity called the Bangsamoro set of regular officials of BARMM society leaders learned how
Autonomous Region in Muslim are elected in 2022. to develop effective advocacy
Mindanao (BARMM) and within message and how to use
a very short period of time, it With the help of Angelica stakeholder analysis and political
has to “prove something”. The Ramirez, Ma. Rosa Encelan, mapping tools in their advocacy
training is meant to provide civil and Aurora Quilala from Continue to next page.
society leaders with political
and technical knowledge as well
as the necessary skills that will
BARMM PRIORITY LEGISLATIONS
enable them to participate in The BTA’s priority includes crafting laws that will serve
shaping the future Bangsamoro as the framework and foundation for its governance, such as:
region.

Atty. Jose Lorena, a member of

the BTA, was one of the resource
persons in the training. He
talked about the challenges and Bangsamoro Bangsamoro
priorities of the BTA during Administrative Code Revenue Code
transition period. He also noted
that the transition fund can be
derived from any source in the
General Appropriations Act Bangsamoro
(GAA), provided it is approved Local Government Code
and the BTA is organized.
A day after the three-day
training, the inauguration of Bangsamoro Bangsamoro
the BTA, sitting as the interim Education Code Electoral Code
Parliament of BARMM was held

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In photo, (right) Mr. Narciso Jover, DELACSE Bangsamoro Project Manager, delivers his closing remarks
elaborating the indispensable role of civil society in shaping the future Bangsamoro.
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work during the second day of
the training. Learning about
these tools will prove useful in
advocating for their reforms
in the future Bangsamoro
parliament.
For the last day of the training,
Institute for Autonomy and
Governance Development
Consulting, Inc (IDCI) Chief
F or the last batch of DELACSE
In photo, the Sulu group shares constructive
insights to complete their output on Stakeholder
Analysis and Developing Advocacy Messages based
on their chosen priority agenda.
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Operating Officer Atty. Ishak
Mastura tackled the possible
points for engagement of CSOs
in the political transition. One
of the points he emphasized
was the consideration of the
composition of the Bangsamoro
Parliament where 50% of
the 80 seats are reserved for
political parties and 10% for
underrepresented groups such
as women, youth, indigenous
ISLAND PROVINCES CSOs FLESH OUT
THEIR PRIORITY ADVOCACIES
Bangsamoro’s Advanced
Leadership Training held in
Zamboanga City, the civil
society organizations from
the three island provinces of
BARMM, (Sulu, Basilan, and
Tawi-Tawi) engaged in a three-
day skills training and open
discussion regarding major issues
surrounding the Bangsamoro
transition and ways to better
institute reforms through public
policy.
The civil society leaders of all
three delegations have reached
a consensus as to what approach
they would take to better
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peoples and Christian settlers. The
last speaker, Professor Roderico
Dumaug, Jr., Founding President
of Centrist Democratic Movement
Federation of the Philippines,
discussed the issues and
challenges confronting the BTA in
the formulation of the Bangsamoro
Electoral Code. He explained
that political parties are agents of
political representation of all social
groups in the region ensuring a
peaceful transfer of power through
electoral competition.
To wrap up the program,
DELACSE Bangsamoro’s Project
Manager Narciso Jover Jr. gave
his closing remarks noting that the
IAG will continue to communicate
with the Maguindanao-Cotabato
CSOs. The project team also
emphasized that it will provide
technical assistance to the CSOs
through other upcoming activities
during the duration of the project.
advocate for the reforms they want
for their communities.
During the first day of the
gathering, Dr. Noor Saada of
IAG-AECID Modelling Inter-
LGU Alliance in Basilan (MILAB)
Project, addressed the key
problems and issues surrounding
the transition from ARMM to
BARMM. Dr. Saada reiterated
the merging of government
agencies under the new BARMM
government and how it leads to
possible complex workload of
some departments. He described
the nature of turnover between
ARMM and BARMM
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The participants of the last Advanced Leadership Training posed for a group photo while holding the European Union flag. DELACSE Bangsamoro is a 24-month
project funded by EU aimed at improving the democratic leadership capabilities of Bangsamoro civil society leaders.

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and discussed how the CSOs
can promote their common
interest with the new regional
government through different
entry points and avenues for
engagement.
With the commencement of
the discussion, the CSOs have
participated in an activity
which they would list down
their agenda, how they would
advocate for it and what would
be their target output. Education,
transparency in governance, and
social welfare e.g.4Ps program
were among the issues they plan
to raise with BARMM leaders.
party system in Bangsamoro.
Leading the discussion was
Professor Roderico V. Dumaug
Jr. of the Centrist Democratic
Movement Federation of the
Philippines. As its former
chairman, Dumaug stressed that
the political parties to be formed
must have clear ideology, values
and principles contrary to how
existing political parties in the
Philippines are being managed
and used by political elites to
advance their political interests.
Prof. Sahie Udjah, a member
of the Bangsamoro Transition
Authority stressed that due to the
change in the political climate,
the transition should be honest
in producing public policies that
would address lingering issues
affecting the Bangsamoro for so
long. He also wanted the CSOs
to empower their colleagues to
present policies that would end
inequalities.
The training provided the CSO
leaders the confidence to bring
their advocacy issues forward.
This is a good start for them
as they journey with other
stakeholders in the transitioning
Bangsamoro.

During the second day,

Ms. Rosa Encelan and Mr.
Cezario Magpayo of Philippine
Legislators’ Committee on
Population & Development
Foundation (PLCPD) talked
about the importance of proper
messaging of urgent policy
inputs and advocacy agenda
and sustained engagement with
policymakers and decision-
makers.

On the third day, the discussion

centred on the different ways on In photo, Prof. Sahie Udjah (left) and Prof. Roderico Dumaug Jr. (right), listen to the participants sharing
how to strengthen the political the challenges they are facing in building a principled political party.

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2ND CIVIL SOCIETY DIALOGUE ON BANGSAMORO TRANSITION HELD:

CSOs DEVELOP JOINT ADVOCACY ROADMAP; IDENTIFY ROLES
DURING BARMM TRANSITION

G eared towards building

an initial joint advocacy
and engagement roadmap on
the Bangsamoro transition and
discuss issues and imperatives
in a post-conflict Bangsamoro
impacting on participation,
protection, and human security
specially of the most vulnerable
groups and communities, more
than eighty participants from
different regions of Mindanao
attended the 2nd Civil Society
Dialogue on Bangsamoro
Transition held in Cotabato City
last May 22-23.

The 2-day conference was

organized by the Initiatives for
International Dialogue (IID) in
coordination with the Institute
for Autonomy and Governance
(IAG) and the Konrad Adenauer
Stiftung (KAS) with support
from the European Union
(EU) through the Democratic
Leadership and Active Civil
Society Empowerment (Delacse
2) project.
Also present during the event
were the Third Party Monitoring
Team (TPMT) of GPH-MILF
Peace Process represented by Ms.
Karen Tanada, other CSO groups
from Manila and representatives
from international civil society
partner organizations that
have been assisting various society’s constructive Autonomous Region in Muslim
grassroots-based organizations engagement and agree on their Mindanao (BARMM); in the
from conflict-affected and potential roles during the normalization processes of the
economically-challenged transition period. Moro Islamic Liberation Front
communities. (MILF); civil society participation
The 2-day session highlighted in all democratic processes; and,
Part of the agenda of the 2nd panel discussions and workshop in potential intervention areas in
CSO Dialogue was to develop processes which deepened yet to be redefined developmental
a better understanding of key discourses on civil society’s roles mechanisms in the new
milestones in the Bangsamoro in the political transition of a autonomous government.
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The civil society advocates of the ‘2nd Civil Society Dialogue on Bangsamoro Transition’, combined delegation from groups within and outside the BARMM,
across ethnic lines.

From previous page. inclusionary development, Prof. is not inclusive. Inclusion

Said conference also determined
the imperatives in the ARMM-
to-BARMM transition while
legislative measures are being
undertaken by the Bangsamoro
Transition Authority (BTA)
to establish the Bangsamoro
parliament and its governmental
structures. A particular session
also highlighted discourses
on MILF decommissioning,
transitional justice and
reconciliation, land distribution,
and matters pertaining to
indigenous peoples’ ancestral
domains geographically situated
within the BARMM.
Rufa Guiam, a peace advocate
stalwart and journalist said,
“We need to ensure that the
Maranaos are given voices in
the decision-making process
and what the BTA can do to
showcase its determination is to
help rehabilitate Marawi from the
context of the Maranao people.”
Prof. Guiam stressed, “Inclusion
is not just about figures.
Representation is not inclusion.
If they have not spoken and have
not been part of the decision-
making, the process therefore
means providing voice and
agency to determine their own
developmental design. Inclusion
in this sense goes beyond figures
and beyond the fringes of
representation.”
She explained, “Support
structures and trust are provided
by the government bureaucracy
and civil society for the BTA. I call
this hand-holding. Like taking
care of a child. Hand holding the
new government until it can stand
on its new feet. You allow them to
Continue to next page.

The BTA is the interim regional

government of BARMM and was
formally constituted through
the members’ oath-taking in
Malacanang on February 22, 2019
and its formal inauguration on
March 25, 2019. It is tasked to
exercise legislative and executive
powers during the transition
period until 2022.

Insights: Hand-holding the

Bangsamoro Transition and
CSO participation
Edward Abelardo, an IP youth from Upi, Maguindanao leading the workshop presentation on how the youths
Echoing her advocacy for will engage the Bangsamoro transition.

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From previous page.

learn them from their mistakes.”

Asked about how the BARMM

can monitor the utilization
of fund and programs, BTA
minority leader and former
ARMM executive secretary Atty.
Laisa Alamia said, “We need to
set up policies for accounting
and monitoring. We also need
to set up an intergovernmental
oversight committee to respond
to structural relationships. Moro
youths should be encouraged
and go back to the BARMM.
We partner with universities for
educational opportunities and
developmental intervention.”
Bangsamoro Futures : Workshop output presented by the late Prof. Octavio Dinampo and former ARMM
Assemblyman Estino on the news headlines for the islands in 2029.
Myla Leguro,Senior Director of
the Catholic Relief Services global normalization and political Grassroots participation
program and lead convenor transition.
of Mindanao Peaceweavers For Former BTC Commissioner
(MPW) emphasized that in Leguro shared in her lecture and now BTA member Romy
“hand-holding”, the Bangsamoro some of the pillars for Saliga, groups from the
transition, CSOs must reconstruction and post grassroots communities must also
significantly maintain a clear war conflict which include participate in the BTA affairs and
vision and aspiration; know topics on security, justice most of the issues being discussed
its drivers and motivation; and reconciliation, social by the BTA must come from the
understand the processes and and economic well-being and voices of the people.
structures; and pursue the governance and participation.
Saliga said, “The participation
of the people in the legislative
process will inspire ownership
and stakeholdership.” He
continued, “For indigenous
peoples (IPs), it’s a challenge
that in 3 years time, there will
be an IP enabling law for the IPs
in BARMM. This is to resolve
issues on land rights, traditional
governance, and justice system of
the indigenous people.”

Stand for human dignity

Atty. Benny Bacani, executive
director of the IAG explained,
“It’s important that we look at
fundamentals. What is driving
Women leaders envisioning themselves in the frontline during the Bangsamoro transition as a political our policy? We must focus on
force, passing sustainable regional laws in the Parliament, excelling as mediators and influencers on peace normalization. I agree that we
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At the plenary session during the opening ceremonies last March 22, 2019 in Cotabato City.
From previous page.
need to accompany the new
government. Hand holding for
autonomy and realize that a lot
depends on national government.
We need to realize also that we
can’t throw money to resolve an
issue and yes, improve LGUs
absorptive capacity.”
Atty. Bacani added, “We
continually do our analysis and
help shape policies in the regional
Conveners of Christians for Peace Movement : former Deputy Governor for Christian, Edgar Ramirez and Fr.
Clifford Bairra in a light moment during a workshop presentation.
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and national platform. The MILF
needs to open up also. In the
BOL, human rights and the rule of
law are our greatest weapons. But
if we allow national security as a
predominant paradigm, BARMM
will not fly. From the rule of war
in the jungle to rule of law, we
must stand for human dignity.”
Participants declared the two-
day conference a success as the
event generated concrete outputs
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and insights on CSOs roles and
the imperatives of Bangsamoro
transition based on dynamic and
challenging contexts and realities
and deeper understanding on
the diverse levels of participation
of stakeholders on Bangsamoro
transition.
As inclusion and participation
are crucial elements especially
in scaling up an empowered
citizenry and broadening the
consensus during the Bangsamoro
transition, civil society hopes to
contribute through KAAKBAY,
an initial “advocacy brand”
participants decided to identify
and describe civil society’s
continuing accompaniment of the
Bangsamoro. “KAAKBAY” spelled
out means “Kaakbay, at Alalay
Para sa Bangsamoro”,
which literally means hand-
holding, to reinforce what IID
Executive Director Gus Miclat
said was the imperative to
accompany, support and be in
solidarity with each other in this
challenging period.
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COMPOSITION OF BARMM PARLIAMENT

The BARMM Parliament is composed of 75 personalities. As expected, majority of the members
were nominees from the MILF which constitutes 53% of the parliament. Government nominees
comprise 35% while the remaining 12% are MNLF nominees. Government nominees came from
various backgrounds as there are professors, doctors, lawyers and law graduates, former ARMM
officials, government employees, and some private citizens.

40 MILF 35 GOVERNMENT
NOMINEES 75/80 NOMINEES
MEMBERS

5 FEMALE 7

35 MALE 28

AHOD BALAWAG EBRAHIM, Chief Minister

Ahod Balawag Ebrahim or Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim is the chairman of the MILF and is now the interim Chief
Minister of BARMM. Concurrently, he is also the Minister for the Bangsamoro Public Works and Highways.
He was a part of the MNLF from 1968 to 1977 and later on became part of the MILF since 1977. As the Chief
Minister, Ebrahim will be exercising executive authority in BARMM since he took oath on Feb. 22, 2019 and will
be leading the parliament until the new set of regular officials shall have been elected in 2022.

The Parliament has then elected their officials during their first session. The officers are the following:

ATTY. ALI PANGALIAN BALINDONG, Speaker of the Parliament

Speaker Ali Balindong is a Filipino lawyer and was a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives
during his time as Lanao del Sur’s second district representative. He was also appointed by Pres. Duterte as a
member of the Consultative Committee to Review the 1987 Constitution which drafted the Bayanihan Federalism.
In 1991, he became the first Speaker of the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly.

HATIMIL HASSAN, Deputy Speaker

Deputy Speaker Hatimil Hassan is a Basilan-native who had been working actively with the Foreign Relations
Office of the MNLF and was part of the MNLF Peace Negotiating Panel. He was Deputy Chair of Muslim Affairs
and Chair of the Board of Directors of Southern Philippines Peace and Development and Authority (SPDA) and
was elected assemblyman of the lone district of Basilan at the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly where he
also served as Speaker.

ATTY. LANANG ALI JR., Majority Floor Leader

Majority Leader Lanang Ali Jr. is the lawyer of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front. He is currently conducting
round table discussions with the different sectors beginning with the youth and he is also chairing committee
hearings for provision adoption and discussions of important agenda.

ATTY. LAISA ALAMIA, Minority Floor Leader

Minority Leader Laisa Alamia is a Basilan-native lawyer who became the first and only woman ARMM Executive
Secretary while serving as Minister of Social Welfare and Development. She was the first chair of the Regional
Human Rights Commission of the ARMM, she was the Program Manager of Nisa Ul-Haqq Fi Bangsamoro or
Women for Justice in the Bangsamoro, and Project Coordinator of Bangsamoro Lawyers’ Network. She was also a
member of the global WISE or Women’s Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality and part of WISE’S Global
Muslim Women’s Shura Council.

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BARMM
CABINET
The BARMM also has its own
cabinet with their respective
ministries that took their oath on
March 29, 2019. The ministries
and their respective ministers
are as follows:
Ahod Balawag
Ebrahim
Ministry of Public Works and
Highways
mpw@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Arch. Eduard Guerra
Ministry of Finance and
Budget Management
mfbm@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Atty. Raissa Jajurie
Ministry of Social Services
mss@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Mohagher Iqbal
Ministry of Basic, Higher
and Technical Education
min-edu@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Dr. Safrullah
Dipatuan
Ministry of Health
moh@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Atty. Naguib
Sinarimbo
Ministry of Local
Government
Abdulraof Macacua
Ministry of Environment,
Natural Resources, and
Energy
menre@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Mohammad Yacob
Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries, and Agrarian
Reform
mafar@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Hussein Muñoz
Ministry of Public Order and
Safety
mafar@bangsamoro.gov.ph
Timuay Melanio
Ulama
Ministry of Indigenous
People’s Affairs
mipa@bangsamoro.gov.ph
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and the different stakeholders
involved in policy-making. CSOs
should know how to use these
tools to effectively push their
advocacies in the legislative
arena.
The participants were given
a chance to do their own
political mapping and
stakeholder analysis
with their fellow CSO
leaders who come from
the same island province
and work on their chosen
priority advocacy.
Improvement of agriculture
and fishery sector as well as the
integration of Madrasa were
some of the advocacies selected
by CSO leaders. Aside from
the learning opportunities,
trainings and workshops like
these also create a conducive
environment for strengthening
networks among CSOs in the
Bangsamoro.
Bangsamoro Transition
Authority (BTA) member Atty.
Jose Lorena opened the first day
of the ALS to give civil society a
picture of what to expect during
the transition phase. DELACSE
Bangsamoro strives to give the
participants opportunities to
engage with decision-makers
and policymakers so they
can directly seek answers
to questions on the political
transition.
Dr. Noor Saada of the IAG-
AECID Modeling Inter-LGU
Alliance in Basilan (MILAB)
Project also oriented the
participants on the birth
pains of transitioning to a new
government. Having worked
in one of the government
agencies of ARMM himself,
he understands the range
of tasks that need to be
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“Articulation
will have to come from you.
Civil society is the best channel
para marinig ang boses ng tao,”
Lorena said to encourage greater
participation from civil society during
and beyond the Bangsamoro
transition.
undertaken during the process.
Saada encouraged the leaders
to specialize in their advocacies
and whatever advocacies they
push for must be supported with
concrete data.
Also present were BTA member
Professor Sahie Udjah and
Professor Roderico Dumaug
Jr. who tackled the significance
of strong party system in
the Bangsamoro. They both
argued that developing and
strengthening genuinely
principled political parties must
be given primordial attention
because the presence of
democratic political parties would
create the parliamentary set-up
of the Bangsamoro government
more dynamic.
“Religion, gender, must not come to play as a
divisive factor. Humanity must always come to play
as a unifying factor.” takeaway from
Prof. Sahie Udjah.
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DELACSE Bangsamoro’s efforts to empower

civil society in shaping the future Bangsamoro
Last year, DELACSE Bangsamoro has
started their Basic Leadership Seminar
(BLS) for the civil society organizations
and local political organizations within
the Bangsamoro region. The BLS aims
to empower future leaders by enhancing
their knowledge particularly on their
role in the Bangsamoro Government.
Its purpose is to also deepen their
understanding of the evolving political
landscape of Mindanao.

The topics of the basic seminar series

pivoted around the implications of the
Bangsamoro agenda; important features
of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL);
and the parliamentary setup under the
BOL. Complementing the topics was
an interactive workshop on networking
and coordinating with other civil society
leaders from different provinces.

The number of CSOs partnered with

DELACSE Bangsamoro has massively
increased from 40 existing partners,
adding a total number of 49 new partners,
with the island provinces of Basilan, Sulu
and Tawi-Tawi having the biggest gain in
terms of new partners from civil society.

At least 150 leaders attended the five

batches of BLS conducted in Davao,
Cagayan De Oro, Zamboanga, and
Tawi-Tawi. DELACSE Bangsamoro
imparted these civil society and political
organizations with knowledge that will
help them continue their work on their
current advocacies and other societal
challenges. The importance and relevance
of their contributions are appreciated in
leading to a successful new autonomous
region.

After the Basic Leadership Seminar,

DELACSE Bangsamoro continues its
efforts to capacitate leaders by conducting
four (4) batches of Advanced Leadership
Training (ALT). This 3-day skills

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development aims to prepare civil society

leaders for their active engagement in
Bangsamoro transition.

Most of the participants who attended

the training hold key leadership positions
in their respective organizations. The
number of attendees has also increased
from 115 to 119 with 91 organizations
represented. These organizations have
different missions and priority advocacies
they are pushing for but all share the
collective goal of making BARMM
successful.

One of the highlights of the training

was when the leaders participated in
a synergistic workshop on effective
advocacy crafting. CSOs based from
the Provinces of Maguindanao and
Cotabato, and Cotabato City focused
on lobbying sector-based concerns and
engaging stakeholders with meaningful
dialogues. Meanwhile, civil society leaders
from Lanao Provinces and Marawi
City stressed the speedy and dignified
return of Internally Displaced Persons
by pushing for a parallel legislative
action through the BTA when it comes
to rehabilitating Marawi City.BASULTA-
based CSOs from the two batches of ALT
concentrated on improving education,
uplifting socio-economic livelihood
programs needed by their communities,
peace and security; access to potable
water health and sanitation as well as
the institutionalizations of CSOs in the
BARMM government.

CSO leaders have expressed their

gratitude to the European Union and to
DELACSE Bangsamoro’s implementing
organizations for imparting with them
the right set of skills that will ultimately
enable them to actively participate in
governance in the new autonomous
political entity.

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2. A person who publicly supports or
recommends a particular cause or policy
3. The idea of progress leading to prosperity
5. The organization of the different elements
of a complex body or activity so as to enable
them to work together effectively
6. Last name of a BTA member, nominated by
the MNLF
9. Organize and encourage (people) to act
in a concerted way in order to bring about a
particular political objective
12. (Art. IV, S-1) The BARMM is an
________, indivisible and
inseparable part of the territory of the
Republic of the Philippines
13. The most important attribute in the
Bangsamoro charter
14. Political entity created by people with the
same ideology
15. The UBJP Secretary-General
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1. A person with an interest or concern in
something, especially a business
4. The act of engaging in a particular event or
spectacle
7. The sector of people that should be
empowered through education
8. Bring (activities) together in one place
10. (Art.IX, S-3) The Bangsamoro Parliament,
recognizes the rights of __________
peoples.
11. A course or principle of action adopted or
proposed by a government, party, business, or
individual
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