The passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is seen to address the issue of delivery and, most importantly, financing of priority investments identified in the Bangsamoro Development Plan (BDP). Among the priority programs in the BDP during the next two years are the provision of water and sanitation services; improvement of access to health continue reading : Bangsamoro law to address financing of priority social, infrastructure investments

With the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) currently undergoing congressional review and scrutiny, it is apt to ask about the socioeconomic implications of the creation of the Bangsamoro on the other Mindanao regions.  Essentially, the expected benefits for Mindanao will primarily be on improved security, thus motivating more economic activities and harnessing the full economic potentials of Mindanao regions towards overall Philippine growth continue reading : Potential impacts of the creation of Bangsamoro on Mindanao regions

Almost half a century of armed conflict has painted a portrait of socioeconomic disproportion in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). Here, the indicators of economy and poverty are glaring. In 2012, when the Philippine economy grew by 6.8 percent, which was one of the fastest worldwide, ARMM’s gross regional domestic product grew by only 1.1 percent continue reading : ‘Just economy’ and inclusive growth in an autonomous Bangsamoro