MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Feb. 4 (PIA) -- The Bangsamoro Solidarity Movement (BANGSA), Inc. in partnership with The Asia Foundation conducted on Thursday, Feb. 03, a roundtable discussion here bringing together key stakeholders to develop a reform agenda that is responsive to the needs of the people in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).
The roundtable discussion dubbed as "Prospects for Reform in ARMM Amidst Burning Issues on Peace Talks and Upcoming ARMM Elections” aims to bring to the national policy makers the different perspectives of the major stakeholders in the region.
Around forty (40) stakeholders from various government, private and civil society sectors based here and in the Lanao provinces actively participated in the roundtable.
The organizers led by former Youth Commissioner Pendatun Disimban believe that it is important to hear the views and insights of the local stakeholders in the region.
They are optimistic that the reform agenda can help and guide national policy makers in addressing the problems and challenges in the ARMM.
The direction of the region must not only be based on the judgement of those who live in the national capital but also by those who can personally feel the problem on a daily basis, Disimban said.
They are ultimate beneficiaries and the real victims of the complex problems of the autonomous region, he added.
The roundtable also tackled issues on the role of the autonomous region in relation to the GRP-MILF peace process as well as the holding or postponement of ARMM elections. (Apipa Bagumbaran/PIA 10 Marawi)
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