DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya addressed the elephant in the room during Kusog Mindanaw's annual conference in Davao City last July 11, 2019.
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IAG has partnered with the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) to bring to the Philippines for the first time the Indigenous Peoples’ Constitutional Assessment Tool (IPCAT) to help IP leaders deepen their understanding of how the current legal regime promotes indigenous rights.
Read more: IAG, International IDEA conduct indigenous rights assessment workshop
Member parliamentarians of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Ad hoc Committee on Administrative Code participated in a learning session and workshop aimed to equip them with knowledge and skills in drafting the rules for organizing the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) parliamentary government.
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government in partnership with IAG conducted a consultation and dialogue with BARMM LGUs on July 15 in Manila.
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Federalism, Bangsamoro, Security and Martial Law will be the main order of business when Kusog Mindanaw convenes for its annual conference in Davao City on July 10 to 12.
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