Bangsamoro transition period

The transition period of the now-defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) into the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) began when the Bangsamoro Organic Law was ratified in a two-part plebiscite held in January and February 2019.

The BARMM was created after residents of the then-existing ARMM voted to ratify the Bangsamoro Organic Law in January 2019.

The BARMM was inaugurated almost a month later on March 29, 2019, when the BTA, as the interim Bangsamoro Parliament, also held its first session.

[1] The transition work was hampered by financial constraints with members of the BTA only receiving their salaries on the first week of July 2019.

By that time, the BTA is still negotiating for a transition fund from the Department of Budget and Management and the slow transition work has led to President Rodrigo Duterte appointing Manny Piñol who resigned from his post as Agriculture secretary as a point man for the national government in dealing with the Bangsamoro regional government.

[3][4][5] The campaign was successful after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law on October 28, 2021 the bill postponing the elections, and consequentially the end of the transition period, to 2025.

The Bangsamoro Organic Law mandates interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim to submit to the BTA within the first 60 days of the transition period a transition plan containing the Bangsamoro government's "proposed organizational plan, as well as, the schedule for implementation therefor."

The transition plan was then submitted to the Bangsamoro Parliament on June 17, 2019, and was approved by the legislature the following day.

[7] Following the fourth session of the parliament, eight ad hoc committees were formed to draft the priority legislations.

[26] The integration progress began in April 2022 when the Bangsamoro government signed an agreement with the National Police Commission (Napolcom) regarding the Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination for ex-MILF and MNLF members.

Amidst budgetary concerns, the barangays were assured that they will still receive their Internal Revenue Allocation directly from the Department of Budget and Management after the transfer takes place.

[37] The turnover was scheduled after President Rodrigo Duterte had decided to follow the agreement with the Bangsamoro regional government.

[42] The MILF will field candidates in the 2022 local elections through its political wing, the United Bangsamoro Justice Party.

Under the Bangsamoro Organic Law, workers hired on a permanent, temporary, casual or contractual basis and with appointments attested by the Civil Service Commission were entitled to certain retirement or separation benefits.