Marcos renews commitment to Bangsamoro's success with 3rd IGRB report
At A Glance
- The IGRB, established under the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), facilitates coordination and resolves issues between the National and the Bangsamoro governments through regular consultations and negotiations to achieve mutual goals.
Describing it as a "significant milestone," President Marcos said the Third Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) Progress Report was a testament to the national government's commitment to ensuring the success of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Marcos said this as he received the progress report from IGRB co-chairs Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman and BARMM Minister of Higher and Technical Education Mohagher Iqbal in Malacañan on Wednesday morning, July 31.
In his speech, the President described the event as a significant gesture of strengthening ties between the National Government and the BARMM.
"It is a significant milestone in our collective journey toward the success of the Bangsamoro region," he said.
"It is a testament to our fruitful partnership and enduring commitment to peace and development," he added.
The IGRB, established under the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), facilitates coordination and resolves issues between the National and the Bangsamoro governments through regular consultations and negotiations to achieve mutual goals.
It operationalizes and oversees other intergovernmental relations mechanisms outlined in the BOL.
According to Marcos, the operationalization of all seven IGRB mechanisms was pivotal to smoothly implementing the provisions and principles laid down in the BOL.
"We now possess the necessary platforms to ensure greater collaboration, coordination, and cooperation between the national government and the Bangsamoro Government in pursuing our shared goals and endeavors for our people," he said.
With this, President Marcos was optimistic that the remaining issues in BARMM would soon be addressed.
"I am confident we are on the right path to building a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous Bangsamoro Region as we find responsive solutions to the remaining issues and concerns that still need to be addressed," he said.
"Maximize the established mechanisms as a conduit for identifying and resolving issues, ensuring judicious use of resources, and learning about best governance practices for BARMM," he added.
Meanwhile, Marcos ordered Pangandaman to expedite the finalization of the IGRB manual of operations and resolutions of identified issues ahead of the upcoming BARMM elections next year.
He said the manual would clarify the roles and functions that facilitate proactive monitoring of issues and establish a system of continuity amongst those mechanisms.