DAVAO CITY — Education Minister Mohagher M. Iqbal signed the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Bangsamoro Education Code on Tuesday, August 2.
The formulation of the IRR is mandated by the Bangsamoro Education Code which was enacted by the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on May 18, 2021.
The IRR is a product of a series of consultations with the different stakeholders of the Bangsamoro Education Community that culminates into a 2-day finalization activity facilitated by the Technical Working Group for the IRR Finalization with the participation of MBHTE officials, particularly director generals, schools division superintendents, administrators of the higher education institutions, Technical Education and Skills Development (TESD) provincial directors, and administrators on August 1-2 in Davao City.
The IRR aims to supplement the provisions of the Bangsamoro Education Code, and provide concrete mechanisms for its effective implementation to the end that no Bangsamoro child shall be left behind in the pursuit of quality, accessible, inclusive, and liberating education.
These rules shall apply to all combinations or activities of persons or entities representing the Bangsamoro Education System including those pertaining to the formal, non-formal and informal, public, and private learning institutions, at all levels such as the basic, higher, technical, and madrasah education