Gatchalian to CSOs, LGUs: Rally behind new BARMM administration

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has urged political blocs, civil society organizations and local government units to support the newly elected Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) administration to ensure stability and inclusive development in the region.

In a statement on Monday, Gatchalian also expressed optimism that BARMM is now well on its way to achieving lasting peace and long-overdue economic development.

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“We have all been yearning for lasting peace and prosperity in BARMM and in the entire Mindanao. We are confident that we will achieve our dream of a more progressive community for our Muslim brothers and sisters and all throughout Mindanao,” he said.

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Members of the BARMM parliament recently convened for their inaugural session, during which Abdulraof Macacua was elected chief minister.

“We congratulate our fellow countrymen in BARMM and Abdulraof Macacua on his election as chief minister of the entire region. We believe that the new leadership will promote good governance and, with the help of stakeholders, promote economic development and the welfare of everyone in the region,” Gatchalian said.

Macacua was the former chief of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, the armed wing of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, which is now being decommissioned in keeping with a 2014 peace deal with the government. /mcm