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| Local Government Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo |
COTABATO CITY --- It has
been a challenging months for the members of the Bangsamoro Transition
Authority (BTA) to pedal onwards a new autonomous bureaucracy since the
inauguration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
last March 29.
The
first step the BTA had taken in the transition into a new structure was to
draft the Bangsamoro Transition Plan which will serve as the guidebook in
setting up the new government.
In
an interview with the People’s Television Network last August 9, BARMM Local
Government Minister Atty. Naguib Sinarimbo said the transition plan has already
been approved and is currently being implemented.
“Dalawa
ho yung laman ng plano. Una ay yung bagong structure ng gobyerno sa Bangsamoro
at pangalawa ay yung phasing out ng defunct bureaucracy nung ARMM (Autonomous
Region in Muslim Mindanao). So yung dalawang yun ay patuloy nang pinapatupad na
sa ngayon,” Sinarimbo said.
Sinarimbo
also said that Chief Minister Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim have a 12-point priority
agenda during his term of governance.
Included
in the agenda, he said, are the legislation of priority laws, development of
revenue codes to generate more income in the region, implementing good
governance with the local government units, and improvement of the region’s
security, among others.
Published
by the Bangsamoro Planning and Development Authority, the 12-point agenda
include the enactment of priority bills; integration of development plans;
establishment of appropriate bureaucracy; continuity of existing government
services; special programs for transitioning combatants; supporting the
on-going Marawi rehabilitation; development of enabling policy environment;
activation of job-generating industries; enhancement of security; maximizing
synergistic partnerships; ensure environmental compliance; and exploration of
Bangsamoro’s economic potentials.
“Magkakaroon
din po ng massive na improvement dun sa social service delivery. Ang plano ay
ibababa ang serbisyo ng gobyerno dun na mismo sa barangay, sa ngayon ay ang abot
natin ay ang munisipyo,” he said. “Gusto nating bumaba mismo sa mga komunidad
para yung mga statistics sa human development incidences hindi lang mga numero
kundi mga tao na mismo.”
Decommissioning
of MILF combatants
One
of the committed obligations of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the peace process is the decommissioning
of its combatants as soon as the Bangsamoro Government is established.
Sinarimbo said: “Yung paunang phase ay
30 percent ng combatants at weapons nila. Sa September 7, magsisimula yung
12,000 na combatants nila na ide-decommission, at 2,100 na firearms. Madami
pong mga tao at madaming armas ang ide-decommission ng MILF.”
Unbeknown
to many, good things are already happening in the new BARMM.
“Gusto
lang naming ipaalam sa mga kababayan natin, lalo na sa mga nandito sa Manila at
sa mas malawak na parte ng Pilipinas, na yun pong kasunduang pangkapayapaan na
pinirmahan ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas at saka ng MILF ay meron nang nangyayaring
maganda sa ground,” Sinarimbo said.
“Naaayos
na natin yung sa baba at inaasahan natin na sa mga susunod na panahon ay
talagang makakamit natin yung kapayapaan at pag-unlad, hindi lang sa rehiyon
namin kundi sa buong bansa rin,” he added. (BPI-BARMM / MINDANAO EXPOSE’)
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