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COTABATO CITY — The Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) has taken a major step in enhancing education by distributing the first batch of Teacher’s Kits to Alternative Learning System (ALS) educators in Cotabato City last August 21.
This initiative aimed to improve educational resources for the region’s out-of-school youth and adult learners.
MBHTE is one of the 15 primary ministries of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
The Teacher’s Kits, designed to meet the needs of ALS educators, include essential materials such as lesson plan books, class records, pens, rulers, scotch tapes, scissors, and flashlights.
MBHTE Minister Mohagher Iqbal emphasized the importance of equipping ALS educators to ensure every learner in the Bangsamoro region receives a quality education, regardless of their circumstances.
ALS teachers expressed their gratitude, noting that the kits will greatly assist in providing accessible education to marginalized communities. This distribution is the first of many planned phases, with more educators set to receive kits in the coming months. MBHTE’s ongoing efforts highlight its commitment to improving education outcomes in BARMM through innovative and inclusive strategies.
The Bangsamoro region, established in 2018 by the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) to implement the 2014 Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB), is made up of the provinces of Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, the cities of Cotabato, Lamitan, and Marawi, as well as the Special Geographic Area’s (SGA) 63 barangays or villages that voted “Yes” in a plebiscite in February 2019 to be under the BARMM jurisdiction. With the recent plebiscite at SGA, the BARMM now has eight new municipalities as residents voted “Yes”.
According to the Philippine Atlas BARMM has 4,404,288 people. It has 116 municipalities (plus eight newly established under the SGA: Basilan, 11 municipalities; Lanao del Sur, 39; undivided Maguindanao, 36; Sulu, 19; and Tawi-Tawi, 11. Its component cities are Cotabato (the regional center and capital) in Maguindanao; Lamitan in Basilan; and Marawi in Lanao del Sur. (✓)