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Bangsamoro breaks ground on new 10-story Parliament building
The Bangsamoro Transition Authority has launched construction of a modern parliamentary complex in Cotabato City ahead of the autonomous region's first elected legislature taking office.
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COTABATO CITY — The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for a 10-story Parliament building at the Bangsamoro Government Center, marking a significant infrastructural milestone for the region's governance structure.
BTA Parliament Speaker Mohammad Yacob and other Parliament officials presided over the ceremony, which comes weeks before the autonomous region's inaugural elected legislature assumes its duties following the implementation of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.
The new building will be constructed on a dedicated site within the government center and is designed to accommodate the region's legislative operations and administrative functions. The facility represents part of broader institutional development efforts as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) transitions from a transitional authority structure to a fully elected government.
The project underscores the regional government's commitment to establishing permanent infrastructure to support the expanded powers and responsibilities of the autonomous region under the framework established by the peace agreement and organic law.