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From the Website of GPH - Government of the Philippines
links: http://www.gov.ph/2014/10/23/intergovt-body-to-ensure-smooth-relations-between-central-and-bangsamoro-governments/
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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