ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES

ADDRESSING GRIEVANCES. Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito, chairperson of the Committee on Local Government, presides over the hearing of Senate Bill Nos. 2043 and 2392 or the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Act for Bangsamoro, at the Senate in Pasay City on Wednesday (Feb. 28, 2024). The hearing, attended by resource persons (inset) Bangsamoro Parliament Deputy Speaker Omar Sema and Deputy Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament Speaker Lanang Ali, as well as representatives of other government agencies, tackled the bill that aims to create a Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Program to address the legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro and Indigenous peoples. (PNA photos by Avito Dalan)