(Photo courtesy of Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos) COTABATO CITY - A resolution seeking to support Senator Robinhood Padilla's Senate Bill No. 1272 and its counterpart House Bill No. 5693 in the House of Representatives, which declares Feb. 1 of every year as National Hijab Day, was approved by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (Parliament). Principally authored by Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos, Proposed Resolution No. 162 or "Resolution Expressing The Unequivocal Support Of The Bangsamoro Parliament To Senate Bill No. 1272 And House Bill No. 5693, Both Declaring The First Day Of February Of Every Year As National Hijab Day And Promoting An Understanding Of The Muslim Tradition Of Wearing A Hijab" has been passed by the BTA during its plenary session No. 19 on Feb. 23. The legitimate intent of these bills in both chambers of Congress is to resolve discrimination, oppression, misunderstanding, and misinformation regarding women wearing the hijab,
DAVAO CITY Bangsamoro lawmakers are pushing for the establishment of orphanages across its provinces to provide adequate welfare support to orphans and to prevent them from getting more vulnerable to further poverty and crime. The bill would complement another proposal to create the agency on population management and development to help…
(Photo courtesy of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos Public Information Team) MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur - Ten institutions from the provinces of Maguindanao and Lanao del Sur have received PHP3.5 million worth of financial assistance for marginalized sectors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). In a press release over the weekend, the office of Bangsamoro Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos said the funds were turned over on the sidelines of a peace forum at the Sapadan Garden Hotel in Marawi City on Dec. 16, 2022. The financial aid which came from the 2021 Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of Ramos which is being implemented by the BARMM's Ministry of Public Order and Safety (MPOS) aims to give comfortable facilities to mosques and Islamic institutions (such as Madaris and Torils) to provide a conducive learning and teaching environment to their students. In her message delivered by her political affairs officer Samsodin Sigayan, Ramos sh
(Photo courtesy of Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos) COTABATO CITY - Residents of a village in Lanao del Sur now have access to safe water following the turnover of a water system project in their village. In a news release Tuesday, the Office of Bangsamoro Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos together with the Ministry of Public Works (MPW) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said the water system in Barangay Buadi Amaloy, Masiu, Lanao del was turned over last May 14. It was designed to allocate water supply to the community, especially those who would pray in the Grand Mosque Jamaah where it is located. It is funded under the 2020 Transitional Development Impact Fund (TDIF) of Ramos. "In response to your request, I am grateful for the opportunity to identify this Municipality as a recipient of this Water System Project dahil alam ko pong malaki ang maitutulong nito sa komunidad ninyo (because I know that this will be of great help to your commun
(Photo courtesy of Office of MP Diamila Disimban-Ramos) MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur- At least 50 Bangsamoro scholars who came from vulnerable sectors in Lanao del Sur and Marawi City graduated from the "ANOGON KO PAGTAW: 2021 Bangsamoro Scholarship Program for Technical Vocational Education Training on Dressmaking and Bread and Pastry NCII". The graduation rites of the program which was conducted in partnership with the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education- Technical Education and Skills Development (MBHTE-TESD) and the Office of Bangsamoro Member of Parliament (MP) Diamila Disimban-Ramos took place last January 20 at the Marawi Resort Hotel inside the Mindanao State University in Marawi City. The skills training which commenced on Nov. 8, 2021, has benefitted 25 scholars for the Dressmaking course which ran for 38 days, and 25 scholars for the Bread and Pastry course that ran for 21 days. In addition, the scholars have undergone rigid training on basic skills in