MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (PIA)--The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) government recognizes the essence of the presence of women in the society, conveyed Lawyer Laisa Masuhud Alamia, one of the region’s member of parliament.
Alamia stressed that as they continue the political transition, it is the duty of the regional government to honor the vital contribution of Bangsamoro women in the long and arduous process of building and rebuilding their history.
“The women who raised us and our generation have shown that the work necessary for just and lasting peace goes beyond our last times. And, it is important for our efforts to transcend generations in the same way women have built the blessed inheritance that is Bangsamoro,” she said.
Attesting to this, Alamia shared that within its first few years, their parliament has already attained one of its most important achievements in securing the rights and welfare of women in the region following the creation of the Bangsamoro Women Commission (BWC) which was among the first three agencies established and serves until the present as the region’s leading institution for women and gender development.
She further detailed that apart from the establishment of the BWC, there have also been several democratic reforms in Bangsamoro since the political transition began.
Alamia noted that nothing has accordingly had more impact than their region shifting to a parliamentary form of government as this acted as a direct response to the need for better government representation of marginalized sectors, especially that the Bangsamoro parliament has reserved seats for sectoral representatives including the women sector.
She underscored that through this form of government and its embedded party system, they are positive that women can have better chances of participating in political processes while they also get more opportunities for a meaningful and substantive representation in government.
Alamai stated, however, that the potential that comes with the reforms lodged in the parliamentary system of the regional government cannot fully be realized until its first election in the coming 2025.
“This means that the next three years must not just be defined by internal reforms in the regional government but also by external efforts to support the mobilization of women towards political organizing and formation that are meant to secure women spaces in the regional government following the scheduled elections,” she said. (CRG/PIA-10/Lanao del Sur)
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