Friday, October 24, 2014

Intergov’t body to ensure smooth relations between central and Bangsamoro governments




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Intergov’t body to ensure smooth relations between central and Bangsamoro governments

The intergovernmental relations (IGR) body, promoting common goals between the  future autonomus Bangsamoro and Central government, will work out the ways and means that will harmonize the exercise of shared powers. said government chief negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer.
She also added during the fourth regular committee hearing on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) tackling on trade, “Maybe there is an assumption that interests or goals of the central government and Bangsamoro government are different, when in fact, for most parts, they have the same or shared interests. The Bangsamoro government can be a very cooperative government working with all the other government agencies.”

Previously, the government chief negotiator  underscored the body’s role in helping the Bangsamoro government work in harmony with other government units, especially on issues, policies, and exercise of powers.

Coverage of intergovernment relations body

According to the Bangsamoro bill, the body will help coordinate with each other in the exercise of shared powers, concerning areas as social security and pension; pollution control; penology; coast guard; customs and tariffs; funding for the maintenance of national roads, bridges, and irrigation systems; and public order and safety. It is a key feature of the Bangsamoro Bill and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

A similar article on intergovernmental relations is found in the Local Government Code (LGC), pertaining to the relationship between the Central government and local governments in the exercise of the latter’s devolved powers, and also the draft BBL reiterating the power of general supervision of the President over the local governments and the Bangsamoro.

Bangsamoro Transition Commission chair Mohagher Iqbal affirmed the IGR body’s significance, saying that the body is a distinct feature of the autonomy to be exercised by the future Bangsamoro, in comparison with that of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

“In order to solve [problems in decision-making or exercise of powers] between the central government and the Bangsamoro government, the principle of continuing negotiations or continuing engagement is in place. And that is through the intergovernmental mechanism,” added by the Commission chair Mohagher Iqbal.

Composition of intergovernment relations body

According to the Bangsamoro Bill, the central government shall appoint a head to represent the central government; the Bangsamoro government shall be represented by a minister; the body shall be supported by a joint secretariat.

Article VI, section 4, of the Bangsamoro Bill, says that the “Central Government and the Bangsamoro Government shall establish a mechanism at the highest levels that will coordinate and harmonize their relationships. For this purpose, a primary mechanism shall be a Central Government – Bangsamoro Government Intergovernmental Relations Body to resolve issues on intergovernmental relations. All disputes and issues relating to these intergovernmental relations shall be resolved through regular consultations and continuing negotiations in a non-adversarial manner.”

It also provides for the creation of an Intergovernmental Fiscal Policy Board.
These IGR bodies shall exhaust all means to resolve all issues brought before them, while the unresolved issues shall be elevated to the President of the Philippines, through the Bangsamoro government’s chief minister.
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