The Council of Leaders is an advisory body mandated to assist the Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in governing the autonomous region.
History The Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), the charter legislation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, mandates for the creation of a Council of Leaders which is intended to be an advisory body for the Chief Minister.
In June 2021. the Council of Leaders convened where they came up with a consensus to support the extension of the Bangsamoro transition period from 2022 to 2025.
Sometime in 2021, Administrative Order No. 8 was issued to determine guidelines on how to fill in the community and sectoral representatives of the council with the Bangsamoro Administrative Code (BAC) as basis. The BAC itself was signed into law in November 2020.
Members The Council of Leaders consists of both elected and nominated community and sectoral representatives. The holder of the Chief Minister position heads the council. The other elected members are the executive heads of Bangsamoro's provinces and chartered cities as well as members of the Philippine national government's House of Representatives from the autonomous region.
The term of the community and sectoral representatives are coterminous with the appointing chief minister unless otherwise removed from the cause.
Elected members Head of Council Name Position Notes Abdulraof Macacua Chief Minister Governors of Bangsamoro provinces Name Position Notes Hadjiman Hataman Salliman Governor of Basilan Mamintal Adiong Governor of Lanao del Sur Tucao Mastura Governor of Maguindanao del Norte Ali Midtimbang Governor of Maguindanao del Sur Yshmael Sali Governor of Tawi-Tawi Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Name Position Notes Yusop Alano Basilan lone district representative Zia Alonto Adiong Lanao del Sur first district representative Yasser Balindong Lanao del Sur second district representative Dimple Mastura Maguindanao del Norte lone district representative Esmael Mangudadatu Maguindanao del Sur lone district representative Dimszar Sali Tawi-Tawi lone district representative Mayors of Chartered Cities Name Position Notes Bruce Matabalao Mayor of Cotabato City Majul Gandamra Mayor of Marawi Roderick Furigay Mayor of Lamitan, Basilan
Community and sectoral representatives Community representatives Represents Name Note Traditional leaders Mlang Madal Non-Moro indigenous communities Ernie Moral A Teduray bishop from Episcopal Diocese of Southern Philippines. Women Noni Lao Settler communities Orlando Quevedo Roman Catholic Cardinal Ulama Aboulkhair Tarason Chair of the Basilan Ulama Supreme Council Youth Mohammad Abqary Alon Malik Caril Sectoral representatives Represents Name Note Professionals Tungko Tadtagan Business Shalimar Candao Private Educational Institutions Vacant Labor Faisal Nahul Farmers Musa Solaiman
Former Troy Eric Cordero (Settler community) – Chair of Metro Cotabato Ministerial Fellowship
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