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Bangsamoro Local Governance Code: What BAA No. 49 Means for BARMM LGUs
The Bangsamoro Local Governance Code of 2023, or BAA No. 49, governs BARMM provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays. Here is what it covers.
Bangsamoro Administrative Code (BAA No. 13): What It Governs
The Bangsamoro Administrative Code or BAA No. 13 prescribes the structure, powers, and procedures of the BARMM government. Here is what it covers.
Bangsamoro General Appropriations Act: How the BARMM Budget Process Works
The Bangsamoro General Appropriations Act funds BARMM's yearly operations. Learn how the regional budget is appropriated, released, and reported.
Bangsamoro Education Code (BAA No. 18): Schools, Teachers, and Regulation
The Bangsamoro Education Code, BAA No. 18, governs schools, madaris, teachers, and learners across the BARMM as a subsystem of the national education system.
Bangsamoro Civil Service Code Appointments: Rules Under BAA No. 17
How appointments work under the Bangsamoro Civil Service Code (BAA No. 17): merit and fitness, eligibility, employment status, and the CSC for BARMM.
Bangsamoro Electoral Code: BAA No. 35 and the BAA No. 88 Amendments
The Bangsamoro Electoral Code (BAA No. 35) governs BARMM parliamentary elections. BAA No. 88 amended its party and sectoral rules.
BARMM Local Taxation: LGU Revenue Powers Under the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code
BARMM local taxation explained: how the Bangsamoro Local Governance Code lets LGUs create revenue sources, levy taxes, and share in national taxes.
BARMM Internal Revenue Share: How the Bangsamoro Share Is Computed
How is the BARMM internal revenue share computed? Learn the 70-30 sharing rule, the five-year transition, and the VAT incremental revenue split.
Doing Business in BARMM: What the Bangsamoro Government Can and Cannot Regulate
Doing business in BARMM? Learn what the Bangsamoro Government can regulate under RA 11054 and what stays with the National Government.
BARMM Territory: How Barangays Voted Themselves Into the Bangsamoro Region
How did barangays and municipalities join the BARMM territory? Learn the plebiscite inclusion rules under the Bangsamoro Organic Law.
BARMM Minimum Wage: How the Bangsamoro Regional Wage Order Is Set
How the BARMM minimum wage is set: the Bangsamoro Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board issues a regional wage order fixing daily rates per sector.
ARMM to BARMM Transition: Devolved Powers and What Still Applies
Understand the ARMM to BARMM transition, how devolved powers worked under RA 9054, and which devolution rules still shape Bangsamoro governance today.
ARMM Computerized Election System Pilot Under RA 8046: How Automated Elections Began
The ARMM computerized election system pilot under RA 8046 tested automated voting, counting, and canvassing in the March 1996 ARMM elections.
Bangsamoro Organic Law Upheld: Supreme Court Affirms Autonomy and Self-Determination
The Supreme Court affirms the constitutionality of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, upholding the right to self-determination and the establishment of the BARMM.
Sula v. COMELEC: Supreme Court Upholds Cotabato City’s Inclusion in BARMM
Supreme Court affirms COMELEC’s conduct of the Bangsamoro plebiscite, upholding Cotabato City’s inclusion in BARMM as the people’s will.
Probable Cause and Graft Liability When a Governor's Request Shapes Public Bidding
Supreme Court ruling on graft liability of DPWH-ARMM officials for irregularities in infrastructure projects, including premature contractor mobilization.
ARMM Appointments and Civil Service Eligibility: The Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Case
Explaining the Supreme Court ruling on ARMM appointments, career executive service eligibility, and the limits of regional autonomy in civil service.
Ampatuan v. Puno: The President's Calling-Out Power and State of Emergency
The Supreme Court upheld the President's declaration of a state of emergency in Maguindanao and the delegation of ARMM supervision to the DILG.
Upholding Regional Autonomy National Laws Must Respect Powers of Muslim Mindanao
The Supreme Court affirms that national laws cannot override ARMM autonomy, striking down a law that encroached on devolved powers.
Failure OF Election VS PRE Proclamation Controversy Safeguarding Electoral Integrity IN THE Armm
Remand and Redistricting: The Supreme Court's Ruling on BAA 77 and BARMM Elections
The Supreme Court struck down BAA 77 as unconstitutional, halting the October 13, 2025 BARMM parliamentary elections. Learn the key rules.