1st Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament

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1st Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
9th ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly 2nd Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament
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Seal (from 2021)
Overview
Legislative body Bangsamoro Parliament
Jurisdiction Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines
Meeting place Shariff Kabunsuan Cultural Complex, BARMM Complex, Brgy. Rosary Heights VII, Cotabato City
TermMarch 29, 2019 – September 15, 2022
Members106 (until June 30, 2019)
80 (from June 30, 2019)
Speaker Pangalian Balindong
Deputy Speakers
  • Hatimil Hassan
  • Omar Yasser Sema
    (from November 26, 2020)
  • Zia Alonto Adiong
    (January 19, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
  • Nabil Tan
    (from January 19, 2021)
Majority Leader Lanang Ali Jr.
Minority Leader Laisa Alamia
Sessions
1stMarch 29, 2019 – April 21, 2020
2ndJune 16, 2020 – March 25, 2021
3rdJune 15, 2021 – March 24, 2022
4thJune 14, 2022 – September 15, 2022

The 1st Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament is the first interim Bangsamoro Parliament, the legislature of the transitional regional government of Bangsamoro.

Contents

It is composed of members of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority which itself was constituted on February 22, 2019, when its first set of members took their oath. [1] The inaugural session began on March 29, 2019 [2] and ended on April 23, 2020. [3] At the start of the first regular session, the parliament had 75 members.

The second regular session began on June 16, 2020. [4] The third session began on June 15, 2021. [5] The fourth session began on June 14, 2022. [6]

The fourth session was abruptly ended when a new set of BTA officials were appointed on August 12, 2022, and the 2nd interim parliament held its inaugural session on September 15, 2022.

Leadership

Sessions

Composition

Special session by the Bangsamoro interim parliament, June 2019. BTA approves proposed transition plan 2.jpg
Special session by the Bangsamoro interim parliament, June 2019.
MPsAt start [14] [15] At end
Moro Islamic Liberation Front nominees4038
National Government nominees3536
Elected Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao officials 00
Vacant316
Total10680

It is legislated that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will lead the BTA “without prejudice to the participation of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in its membership.” Elected officials of the ARMM whose terms were set to end until June 30, 2019, served as part of the body until that date. These officials are the regional governor, the vice governor and the members of the 24-seat Regional Legislative Assembly. [16] Eighty members of the interim body were appointed by the Philippine government, 41 were nominated by the MILF, and the remaining were selected by the national government. Only 76 out of 80 nominees took their oath as BTA members by February 22, 2019. [17]

On the first day of the parliament's first regular session on March 29, 2019, there were 75 regular members, 40 of whom were MILF nominees and 35 national government nominees. BTA member Ghazali Jaafar died prior and the government has not filled in four vacant seats. 23 ARMM elected officials also temporarily served as part of the parliament. ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman opted out from being part of the BTA, a member of the 24-seat ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly died and another assemblyman, Khadafeh Mangudadatu was nominated as a regular member by the national government. [14] [15] The vice governor and the remaining 22 members of the assembly have not taken their oaths as BTA members.

The interim parliament was originally set to end its mandate in 2022. However the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region has been cited as justification, which led to the non-passage of a Bangsamoro Electoral Code led to lobbying by the Bangsamoro regional government and some advocacy groups for the national government to postpone the elections. [18] [19] [20] In order for the elections to be postponed, the Bangsamoro Organic Law needs to be amended. The campaign was successful after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on October 28, 2021, the bill postponing the elections to 2025. [21]

When the law postponing the elections was being deliberated, the possibility of revising the manner of allocation of seats in the interim parliament was raised. In the Senate it was proposed that the provincial governors of Bangsamoro given the power to nominate members in the interim parliament. The law also gave President Duterte to appoint new set of members for the parliament before his term expires in 2022. [22]

In February 2022, the Security, Justice and Peace Cabinet Cluster advised Duterte to retain the existing parliament members which the president approved. Duterte retained the 41 seats allocated to MILF nominees. [23]

The body running the parliament under President Duterte would be informally and retroactively be referred to as "BTA1". [24]

Graphical representation

These are graphical representations of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority showing a comparison of its composition after the initial set of officers were sworn-in in 2019 and its current make up:

BARMM Interim Parliament Composition inc. additional ARMM elective officials.svg BARMM Interim Parliament Composition.svg

List of MPs

Pangalian Balindong, Speaker of the Parliament. Ali Pangalian Balindong.jpg
Pangalian Balindong, Speaker of the Parliament.
Name [17] [15] [25] Nominated by
Akmad AbasMILF
Haron AbasMILF
Zul Qarneyn AbasNational Government
Basit AbbasMILF
Mudjib Abu [c] MILF
Zia Alonto Adiong [d] National Government
Abdullah AhangMILF
Laisa Alamia National Government
Ibrahim AliMILF
Lanang Ali Jr. MILF
Eddie AlihNational Government
Zesar AlilMILF
Faiz AllaudinMILF
Suharto AmbolodtoNational Government
Baintan AmpatuanNational Government
Susana AnayatinNational Government
Muslima AsmawilMILF
Pangalian Balindong MILF
Hamid BarraNational Government
Anna Tarhata BasmanNational Government
Mohammad Zainoden Bato [e] MILF
Abraham BurahanNational Government
Maleiha CandaoMILF
Abdul Dataya [f] MILF
Musa DiamlaNational Government
Zafrullah DipatuanMILF
Murad Ebrahim MILF
Abduladzis EsmaelMILF
Abdullah GayakMILF
Eduard GuerraMILF
Abdullah Biston Hashim [g] MILF
Hatimil HassanNational Government
Mohagher Iqbal MILF
Rasul IsmaelNational Government
Ghazali Jaafar [h] MILF
Raissa Jajurie MILF
Muslimin JakilanNational Government
Albakil Jikiri [i] National Government
Bainon KaronMILF
Maisara LatiphNational Government
Mussolini LidasanNational Government
Don Mustapha LoongNational Government
Jose Iribani LorenaNational Government
Abdulraof Macacua MILF
Jamel MacarayaNational Government
Marjanie MacasalongMILF
Abdullah Makapaar MILF
Khadafeh Mangudadatu [j] National Government
Malik MantawilMILF
Sittie Mastura [k] National Government
Tucao Mastura [l] MILF
Amilbahar MawallilNational Government
Midpantao MidtimbangMILF
Rasol Mitmug Jr. [m] National Government
Abdulmuhmin MujahidNational Government
Hussein MuñozMILF
Suwaib OranonMILF
Ubaida PacasemMILF
Abdulwahab PakMILF
Nabila PangandamanNational Government
Diamila Ramos [n] National Government
Edrieza Nasser RimbangNational Government
Modayao SacarNational Government
Abdul Sahrin [o] National Government
Said SalendabMILF
Al-Syed Sali [p] MILF
Romeo SaligaNational Government
Ali SalikMILF
Ali Sangki [q] National Government
Punduma SaniNational Government
Alzad SattarNational Government
Omar Yasser SemaNational Government
Romeo SemaNational Government
Said ShiekMILF
Aida SilonganMILF
Ali Solaiman MILF
Paisalin TagoNational Government
Nabil TanNational Government
Sahie UdjahNational Government
Melanio UlamaMILF
Adzfar UsmanNational Government
Mohammad YacobMILF
Narciso Yu EkeyMILF

The last governor and the vice governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) as well as members of the 9th ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly were allowed to become part of the BTA until June 30, 2019, which was supposed to be the end of their original elective post.

However, none of the officials, save for one nominated assembly member, took oath as members of the BTA. ARMM Regional Governor Mujiv Hataman opted out from joining the BTA. [36] Vice Governor Haroun Lucman [37] and the remaining 22 members of the 9th Assembly were also not part of the parliament.

Notes

  1. The First Regular Session was initially scheduled to end on February 28, 2020.
  2. The Fourth Regular Session was initially scheduled to end on March 16, 2023.
  3. Mudjib Abu was appointed on May 20, 2020, replacing Ghazali Jaafar. [26]
  4. Zia Alonto Adiong was appointed on August 13, 2020. [27] Adiong resigned on June 30, 2022, upon taking office as Member of the House of Representatives for Lanao del Sur's 1st district. [28]
  5. Mohammad Zainoden Bato died on August 15, 2021.
  6. Abdul Dataya died on July 9, 2019. [29]
  7. Abdullah Biston Hashim took office on February 11, 2020, replacing Abdul Dataya. [30]
  8. Ghazali Jaafar died on March 13, 2019.
  9. Albakil Jikiri took office on October 14, 2021, replacing Abdul Sahrin. [31]
  10. Khadafeh Mangudadatu resigned on June 30, 2022, upon taking office as Mayor of Pandag, Maguindanao. [28]
  11. Sittie Mastura resigned on June 30, 2022, upon taking office as Member of the House of Representatives for Maguindanao's 1st district. [28]
  12. Tucao Mastura resigned on June 30, 2022, upon taking office as Mayor of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao. [28]
  13. Rasol Mitmug Jr. took office on September 17, 2019. [32]
  14. Diamila Ramos was appointed on August 13, 2019. [33]
  15. Abdul Sahrin died on January 20, 2021. [34]
  16. Al-Syed Sali resigned on June 30, 2022, upon taking office as Vice Governor of Tawi-Tawi. [28]
  17. Ali Sangki took office on January 8, 2020. [35]

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