Framing the Bangsamoro Construct of Participatory Governance: The Youth in the Governance Framework of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
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Governance requires collective decision-making that should involve stakeholders in the making of policy. Hence, participatory mechanisms must be enshrined in law to ensure meaningful participation, especially by the youth who are active agents in many aspects of governance, inclusive of the peace process. Free participation in political processes is enshrined in Republic Act 11054, the organic law for the BARMM, however, both the Bangsamoro Development Plan and the Bangsamoro Code of Governance are silent on the salience of youth participation in its governance framework. Nonetheless, the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA)-Parliament passed Resolution No. 19 that legally provided for active participation of the youth in the Bangsamoro government but does not specify how and which entry points can be utilized for civic engagement with the youth. This is further aggravated by the inaccessibility of Resolution No. 6, a key legislation which defines the Parliamentary Rules, Procedures and Practices of the BTA Parliament. In this research, an attempt is made to situate the Bangsamoro youth within the moral governance framework espoused by the Bangsamoro government. This is done by reviewing all the one-hundred and twenty-two (122) resolutions passed by the BTA-Parliament and juxtaposing them to the foundational principles of the rule of law, the promotion of good governance, and democratic values enshrined in the Philippine Constitution while being guided by Constructivism and governance theory as frameworks for analysis.
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