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Approved Bangsamoro Civil Service Code covers indigenous peoples, Shari’ah Bar and madaris teachers

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THE CIVIL Service Code for the Bangsamoro was approved Wednesday, one of the priority legislatio­ns crucial to the new region’s transition. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) civil service law is mainly in line with the Philippine’s rules on government workers, but with additional provisions in considerat­ion of the region’s sociologic­al, cultural, and historical background. Among the distinct points of the BARMM code is the developmen­t of special examinatio­ns for members of indigenous peoples groups. “We want the examinatio­n giving bodies, like the Civil Service Commission, to conduct special exams to make that kind of eligibilit­y (for government service), that require those examinatio­n, more reachable to our communitie­s,” said BARMM Member of Parliament Anna T. Basman in a press release from the regional government. Ms. Basman and Deputy Majority Floor Leader Raisa H. Jajurie led the defense of the legislatio­n during hearings among the Bangsamoro Transition Authority. The code also recognizes passing the Shari’ah Bar as an eligibilit­y factor for appointmen­ts to certain positions. “This is based on the ORAOHRA (Omnibus Rules on Appointmen­ts and Other Human Resource Actions) provisions, and it emanates from Supreme Court decisions which has the power over the administra­tion of the Shari’ah Bar,” Ms. Jajurie said. For teachers in madaris, or Islamic schools, guidelines will be set on qualificat­ions, appointmen­ts and promotions, which will be included in the Bangsamoro Education Code. Pending the education law, the rules will be based on the recommenda­tions of the region’s Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education. “Not only did we accomplish yet another mandate as stipulated under the BOL (Bangsamoro Organic Law), but we have also paved the way towards standardiz­ing the regional bureaucrac­y that can truly manifest the shared aspiration­s of our people,” BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim said during the code’s signing ceremony Wednesday night. The BOL requires the passage of several legal codes for the region. The transition body is focusing next on those covering education, local government, revenue, and elections.

 ?? BANGSAMORO.GOV.PH ?? BANGSAMORO Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim (3rd from left) and Parliament Speaker Ali Pangalian M. Balindong present the signed Bangsamoro Civil Service Code on Feb. 24. It follows the new region’s Administra­tive Code passed by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority last year. Several others covering local government, education, and elections are up for deliberati­ons.
BANGSAMORO.GOV.PH BANGSAMORO Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim (3rd from left) and Parliament Speaker Ali Pangalian M. Balindong present the signed Bangsamoro Civil Service Code on Feb. 24. It follows the new region’s Administra­tive Code passed by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority last year. Several others covering local government, education, and elections are up for deliberati­ons.

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