Ministry of Social Services and Development (Bangsamoro)

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Ministry of Social Services and Development
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Agency overview
Jurisdiction Regional government of Bangsamoro
Minister responsible
  • Raissa Herradura Jajurie, Minister of Social Services and Development
Website mssd.bangsamoro.gov.ph

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.

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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]

Ministers

#MinisterTerm beganTerm endedChief Minister
1Raissa JajurieFebruary 26, 2019incumbent Murad Ebrahim

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References

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