The Bangsamoro Transition Authority approved today, May 18, 2021, the Bangsamoro Education Code (BEC) presented by Mohagher Iqbal, Minister of the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education after its third and final reading.
The Education Code is an act providing for the establishment, maintenance, and support of a complete and integrated system of quality education in the Bangsamoro.
BEC shall cover and govern all education systems, whether formal, non-formal, public or private learning institutions in all levels of Basic, Higher, Technical and Madaris Education.
After series of rigorous and technical preparations for the drafting of BEC, Minister Iqbal expressed his warmest appreciation to all the ministries, members of the Bangsamoro Parliament and partner organizations for aiding and supporting the BARMM government in crafting an education code that will embody the betterment of quality of learning for our Bangsamoro learners and educators.
BEC is one of the six priority legislations of the BTA that needs to pass during this transition period.
Source: Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education – BARMM
