COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Transition Authority Parliament passed a resolution expressing their full support to the two bills filed in both House of Congress that seeks to establish the Autonomous Region of the Cordillera. In a Facebook post on February 19, Member of the Parliament Baintain Adil-Ampatuan announced the expression of support introduced by… Read more »
Commissioner Jose I. Lorena of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission commits to stand with the Cordillerans in the struggle for regional autonomy Quezon City – Commissioner Jose I. Lorena of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC) committed to work with the Cordillerans for the passage of House Bill 5343 which seeks to establish an Autonomous Region of… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY – Lessons and insights from Bangsamoro autonomy experts were shared during a two-day CAR-ARMM convergence held on February 2-3, 2017. Said partnership meeting dubbed as “Policy and Practice of Autonomy in the ARMM and Cordillera: A Dialogue” was facilitated by RDC-CAR and the Institute for Autonomy and Governance (IAG) with the aim of… Read more »
TABUK, Kalinga, February 13, 2017 – “We should listen to everyone”, this was the message of autonomy champion and Peace Adviser Sec. Jesus Dureza before the Cordillera Regional Development Council in Tabuk, Kalinga during its meeting on February 13, 2017. Said meeting was hosted by the province which coincided with its 22nd Foundation Day and… Read more »
The Regional Development Council (RDC)- CAR, through its Social Preparation of CAR into an Autonomous Region (SPCAR) Program, spearheaded a two- day Stakeholders’ Conference on Autonomy and Federalism last May 30-31, 2016 at the Hotel Elizabeth, Baguio City. The conference aimed to enhance the understanding of autonomy stakeholders on the concepts of regional autonomy and… Read more »
BAGUIO CITY –The Regional Development Council (RDC) – CAR hosted a regional conference that brought the discourse on Cordillera autonomy and Bangsamoro basic law side by side. The conference held on June 10, 2015 at the Baguio Convention Center aimed to provide better understanding of the two distinct autonomy movements and to elicit reactions from… Read more »
The Bangsamoro bill took a leap forward as it received a 50-17 approval from the BBL committee of the House of Representatives last May 20, 2015. On the other hand, the Cordillera autonomy bill that was filed in Congress on June 11, 2014 had not moved as much. In its en banc meeting held on… Read more »
By Aileen Refuerzo/Sunstar Baguio Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan expressed hope that CAR's clamor for autonomy will also be given proper attention and that we will not have to resort to violence just to gain that attention. The mayor said that armed struggle will never be an option for Cordillerans who are known as peace-loving… Read more »
