MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, July 5 (PIA) -- The Regional Human Rights Commission (RHRC) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is set to open a field office here.
The RHRC Marawi Field Office will be located at the New Capitol Complex, Provincial Capitol Compound, this city.
The inauguration of the field office, scheduled on July 8, will be graced by outgoing RHRC Chairperson Atty. Laisa Masuhud Alamia, ARMM Assemblyman Zia-ur Rahman A. Adiong and Provincial Governor Mamintal A. Adiong Jr.
The RHRC is the sole regional human rights institution in the ARMM created by virtue of Republic Act 9054 and operationalized by Muslim Mindanao Act (MMA) No. 288 or the ARMM Human Rights Commission Charter of 2012.
It is an independent office that performs the powers and mandate of the national Commission on Human Rights within the autonomous region.
The RHRC is authorized under Section 11 of MMA 288 to create and establish sub-regional and provincial offices which are necessary for the effective fulfillment of its mandate.
The RHRC Marawi Field Office will be headed by Atty. Abdel Jamal R. Disangcopan
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