How does the Bangsamoro Organic Law change the nation?
Rex Education signs new authors to publish first book on the comprehensive law
Before it became a landmark legislation in the south, many had been familiar with the aim of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). The goal for peace in Mindanao by means of addressing the grievances, sentiments, and demands of the Muslims in the region has been legitimized since President Rodrigo Duterte signed it into law on July 26, 2018, abolishing the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and providing a regional government for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The law is fairly new, although its implementation has been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, not enough literature that dives into the specifics of the BOL is currently available.
To give everyone a better understanding of the law, Rex Education is set to publish a book that will encapsulate what the BOL is all about, including its interplay with the Philippine legal system.
Dubbed as “Moral Governance: An Introduction to the Bangsamoro Organic Law,” the book will be authored by five distinguished lawyers—Mohammad Muktadir Ahmad Estrella, attorney VI, chief of the Legal
Services Division of the Civil Service Commission for the BARMM, and senior lecturer at the University of the Philippines Manila and Notre Dame University College of Law; Kevin
Buen L. Marquez, associate solicitor at the Office of the Solicitor General; and partners at PALM Law Joss Allen M. Pilapil, Jake Ogario Leoncini, and Xavier Alexen R. Aseron.
“This is a peace legislation aimed to bring just peace in Muslim Mindanao by addressing centuries worth of historical injustices committed against the Bangsamoro,” the authors say. “The Bangsamoro Government is the only parliamentary form of government in the Philippines. Thus, there is an existing need and interest to explain how a parliamentary setup in an autonomous regional government works in a presidential form of national government within the parameters of the 1987 Philippine Constitution.”
To aid students and practitioners of law, the book will introduce a unified understanding of the direct relationship between Bangsamoro history and existing legal mechanisms within the 1987 Philippine Constitution that recognize autonomy in Muslim Mindanao. It also seeks to promote continuous education and awareness among students and law practitioners about a landmark law that is set to change the country and its citizens.
“Rex Education has always been on the forefront of lifelong learning, as seen in its comprehensive Edukampyon campaign,” the publishing house says. “The goal of the advocacy is to inspire all schools, all teachers, and all partners to learn to become duty bearers and help shape whole Filipino learners who are healthy, safe, engaged, supported, challenged, and values-oriented.”
Now in production, the book is set to be released in the second half of 2021. It will be available at Rex Book Stores nationwide and through the Rex E-store.
‘This is a peace legislation aimed to bring just peace in Muslim Mindanao by addressing centuries worth of historical injustices committed against the Bangsamoro.’