BBL 101BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW LECTURE SERIES

UP Mindanawans(upminedcom@gmail.com)

A lecture series regarding the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law and its consequences to the different sectors of this country that aims to inform the public about the Bangsamoro, Bangsamoro Juridical Entity, Bangsamoro Basic Law, etc.

Different speakers from the Government of the Philippines,Moro Islamic Liberation Front, BangsamoroTransition Committee, and youth organizations will give their insights and knowledge about the bill and how this can affect our country.

I. Event DetailsII. Overall ThemeIII. Prospected SpeakersIV. ProgrammeV. SponsorshipsVI. Contacts

Event Details

The event is targeted to be on March 14, 2015 (Saturday) in one of the major auditoriums in UPLB (Dioscoro L Umali Lecture Hall/NCAS Auditorium) Speakers shall confirm before March 1 to finalize the program for the symposium.

The target audience will be the UP community and interested parties from all over Luzon such as the media, academe, and the general public are invited to join.

Overall Theme

The Bangsamoro Basic Law Lecture Series isn’t just a straight on information-giving on the Bangsamoro. A debate segment that can feature two opposing sides after all lectures can be introduced together with an open forum at the end of the program.

This forum will tackle on the comprehensive details on the bill and its effect to both Filipinos and the Bangsamoro.

Prospected Speakers

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GRP

Secretary Teresita Quintos Deles (Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process)Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (Known co-author turned critic of the BBL)Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago (Committee on constitutional amendments and revision of codes)Sen. Teofisto Guingona III (Committee on Peace, Unification & Reconciliation; Health and Demography)

Legal

Oscar Franklin Barcelona Tan (BBL Public Hearing)

Bangsamoro Transition Committee/MILF

Abhoud Syed Lingga - Executive Director, Bangsamoro Institute StudiesRobert Maulana Marohombsar Alonto - MILF Peace Panel MemberJun Macarambon – Bangsamoro.com

Academe

Prof. Sukarno Tanggol - MSU-IIT ChancellorProf. Julkipli Wadi – Dean, UP Institute of Islamic Studies

Youth

Alyana Haneefa Macapado – SR Nominee, VP UP Muslim Students AssociationAllen Lemence – UPLB University Student Council ChairpersonNeil John Macuha – Student Regent, UP System

Programme

The event will be running from 1PM – 5PM and will have the following programme flow:

01:00 PM – 01:30 PM – Opening Program (Introduction of Speakers, Organization etc.)

01:30 PM – 01:50 PM – 1st Speaker

01:50 PM – 02:10 PM – 2nd Speaker

02:10 PM – 02:30PM – Coffee Break

02:30 PM – 02:50 PM – 3rd Speaker

02:50 PM – 03:10 PM – 4th Speaker

03:10 PM – 04:10 PM – OPEN FIRE (Debate on the Bangsamoro Basic Law)

04:10 PM – 05:30 PM – OPEN FORUM/Closing Remarks

Sponsorships

The event is organized by UP Mindanawans and possible co-organizers are the following:

Media Partners

Rappler.ComGMA News and Public AffairsABS-CBNUPLB Perspective

UPLB

University Student Council UPLBUPLB Perspective

University of the Philippines Los Banos, Office of the ChancellorDepartment of Social SciencesCollege of Public AffairsOther Student Organizations

Others

Café AntonioUP Muslim Students AssociationBangsamoro.Com

Contacts

For more information and inquiries regarding the event don’t hesitate to contact the following:

Ben Henry N. BaangProject Head/Education Committee Head09157502706 (Globe)

Diane Z. IsmaelPresidentUP Mindanawans09476177348 (Smart)

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