Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament

Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament
Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament
Filipino: Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro
	Parliament seal
	Incumbent; Pangalian Balindong ; since March 29, 2019
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Bangsamoro Parliament
Formation	March 29, 2019
First holder	Pangalian Balindong
Deputy	Deputy Speakers

Last updated November 10, 2024

The speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament (Filipino : Tagapagsalita ng Parlamento ng Bangsamoro) is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament, the regional legislature of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines.

History

Prior to the establishment of the Bangsamoro Parliament on March 29, 2019, Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim named Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leader Ghazali Jaafar as the person he preferred to become the first speaker of the parliament with lawyer and former Lanao del Sur congressman Pangalian Balindong as Jaafar's deputy. However Jaafar died on March 13. At the start of the inaugural session of the parliament, there were two nominees for the speakership, Balindong and Laisa Alamia, with the former elected by the interim Bangsamoro Parliament as its speaker. Hatimil Hassan was elected as Balindong's deputy speaker.^[1] Additional co-deputies were elected by the parliament at later dates.^[2]

Function

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Bangsamoro Parliament whose role is to secure the honor of the parliament, ensure the rights and privileges of its members, and assure public access to its proceedings. The same presiding role could also be fulfilled by the speaker's deputies.^[3] The speaker also has administrative supervision over legislative personnel, staff, and secretariat of the Bangsamoro Parliament and is also the appointing authority of all career positions win the parliament. Although the speaker is mandated to consult with the chief minister first for appointments of positions which has a salary grade of 25 and above.^[4]

List

№		Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Political Party		Parliament
—			Pangalian Balindong	March 29, 2021	Incumbent	N/A (MILF nominee)		1st BTA (Interim)
—			Pangalian Balindong	March 29, 2021	Incumbent	N/A (MILF nominee)		2nd BTA (Interim)

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References

↑ Arguillas, Carolyn (March 30, 2019). "Bangsamoro Transition Authority elects officials; Balindong is Speaker". MindaNews. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
↑ "BTA Parliament adopts official seal, elects additional officers". BARMM Official Website. Bangsamoro Information Office. January 20, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
↑ La Viña, Antonio G. M. (September 10, 2018). "RIVERMAN'S VISTA: A governance innovation in the Bangsamoro". MindaNews. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
↑ "An Act Defining the Power of Appointment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and for Other Purposes" (PDF). Bangsamoro Parliament. July 25, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 26, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.