Bangsamoro Parliament
Committee on Bangsamoro Justice System
Duties, powers, and jurisdiction
It shall exercise jurisdiction on all matters relating to Muslim personal, family, and property relations provided for under Presidential Decree no. 1083, concluding commercial, other civil actions and criminal jurisdiction which the Parliament has power to legislate on as provided under Republic Act. no. 11054 (as amended by BTA Resolution No. 50)
Membership, jurisdiction, and referrals as published on the committee’s official page, captured 2026-08-15. The page lists current membership only.
Chair and vice-chairs
Members (23)
Ex-officio members (16)
Committee reports (18)
Referred bills (9)
- Parliament Bill 159In committeeAn Act to Institutionalize the Use of People’s Alternative System in Addressing Disputes (Pasad) in the Bangsamoro and to Establish the Office for Pasad, Providing Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes
- Parliament Bill 63In committeeAn Act Institutionalizing Conflict Sensitivity in the Different Planning Processes Throughout the Hierarchies of the Bangsamoro Government
- Parliament Bill 353ApprovedAn Act Establishing a Bangsamoro Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Program, Creating for the Purpose the Bangsamoro Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
- Parliament Bill 21In committeeAn Act Providing for the Documentation of Human Rights Violations During the Armed Conflict in Mindanao, Recognition of Victims, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
- Parliament Bill 25ApprovedAn Act Strengthening the Regional Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Program, Creating the Regional Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission for the Bangsamoro, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
- Parliament Bill 66In committeeAn Act to Promote and Protect the Rights of Human Rights Defenders in the Bangsamoro Region
- Parliament Bill 174In committeeAn Act Mandating the Creation of Barangay Justice System Multisectoral Traditional and Customary Laws Advisory Council
- Parliament Bill 363In committeeAn Act Establishing the Bangsamoro Shari’ah Judicial and Legal Academy, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Providing for Its Governance and Support, and for Other Purposes
Referred resolutions (22)
- Resolution 31In committeeResolution Requesting the Supreme Court of the Philippines for the Ten (10) Years Moratorium on the Application of the Qualifications of the Shari’ah Judges as Stipulated in the Bangsamoro Organic Law
- Resolution 49AdoptedResolution Requesting the Supreme Court of the Philippines to Create a Committee on Shari’ah Bar Integration and to Consider the Adoption of the Draft Rules Integrating the Philippine Shari’ah Bar Pursuant to Section 15, Article X of Republic Act No. 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
- Resolution 120ArchivedA Resolution Calling the Commission on Human Rights and the Bangsamoro Human Rights Commission to Conduct a Prompt and Further Investigation on the Killing of the Three (3) Innocent Minors in Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat Province
- Resolution 122ArchivedResolution Respectfully Requesting the Department of Interior and Local Government(dilg), Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Department of Justice (Doj), to Conduct an Impartial Investigation, on the Recent Shootout Which Resulted in the Death of Three (3) Bangsamoro Youths in Barangay Didtaras, Municipality of Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat with the End View of Determining the Truth and to Prevent the Occurrence of Similar Incident in the Future
- Resolution 83AdoptedResolution Requesting the Government of the Day for the Immediate Activation of the Shari’ah Public Assistance Office (Spao), Bangasamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- Resolution 133ArchivedA Resolution Calling on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to Conduct an Investigation and File the Appropriate Criminal Action on the Killing of Ms. Jocelyn S. Palao, Ex-Official Commissioner of the Bangsamoro Women Commission, and Chief of the Ancestral Domain Division of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs
- Resolution 131ArchivedA Resolution Urging the Philippine National Police and Other Authorities of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to Immediately Act and Investigate the Brutal Killing of Ms. Jocelyn S. Palao of the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs for Justice.
- Resolution 227In committeeResolution Calling on the Ministry of Interior and Local Government, the Provincial, City and Municipal Legal Officers, the Prosecutor’s Offices and Shariah Courts in the Bangsamoro Region to Establish a Legal Assistance Hotline or Coordination System with Barangay Units in Their Jurisdiction to Assist the Barangay Officials in Implementing the Katarungang Pambarangay Law
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- Resolution 512AdoptedResolution Requesting the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Legal Education Board to Consider Including in the Clinical Legal Education Program a Provision Requiring Law Students to Provide Free Legal Assistance to Barangay Officials Implementing the “Katarungang Pambarangay Law”
- Resolution 232In committeeResolution Directing the Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) in Coordination with Constituent Local Government Units to Conduct a Comprehensive Census and Assessment Report on the Compliance by the Barangay Officials in BARMM in the Implementation of the Katarungang Pambarangay Law (Barangay Justice System)
- Resolution 246AdoptedResolution Calling for the Strict Adherence to Registration of Muslim Divorce per Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2005 of the Office of Civil Registrar General
- Resolution 297AdoptedResolution Respectfully Requesting the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to Exempt Applicants for Judgeship Positions in the Shari’ah Courts Within the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from the Philja’s Pre-Judicature Program Requirement
- Resolution 311AdoptedResolution Requesting the Supreme Court of the Philippines to Facilitate the Immediate Organization of the Shari’áh High Court in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- Resolution 437AdoptedResolution Earnestly Requesting the Chief Public Attorney, Dr. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, Dsd to Restore the Supervision over the Public Attorney’s Offices in Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi to the Public Attorney’s Office- Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Regional Office
- Resolution 484AdoptedResolution Respectfully Requesting the Department of Justice to Realign the Original Jurisdiction of the National Bureau of Investigation in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (NBI-BARMM) and Establish District Offices in Every Province of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Including the Special Geographic Area
- Resolution 494AdoptedResolution Requesting His Excellency President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr Through the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to Appoint Judges in Vacant Shari’a District Courts (SDCs) Established Under Presidential Decree 1083, Otherwise Known as the “Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines”
- Resolution 627AdoptedA Resolution Requesting His Excellency President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. to Hold in Abeyance the Serving of the Warrant of Arrests Involving the Leaders and Members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Pending Decisions on Their Application for Amnesty with the National Amnesty Commission
- Resolution 633AdoptedA Resolution Expressing Support to the Mindanao State University-College of Law in Its Fight to Continue Providing Legal Education for the Bangsamoros
- Resolution 643In committeeA Resolution Urging the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs (Mipa), Regional Darul Ifta'(rdi), the Office for Settler Communities (Osc), and the Bangsamoro Commission for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (BCPCH) to Implement Collaborative Measures in Promoting Intra and Inter-Community Dialogue to Address Religious-Based Conflicts in BARMM
- Resolution 679In committeeResolution Urging the Chief Minister to Create an Additional Minister Position Within the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) to Champion and Oversee the Bangsamoro Government’s Support for the National Government’s Normalization Initiatives in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
- Resolution 772AdoptedA Resolution Respectfully Urging the Supreme Court to Decide or Resolve All Pending Cases in Relation to the Holding of the First Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Parliamentary Elections Before the Date of the Elections Set by the Commission on Elections on March 30, 2026
- Resolution 753In committeeResolution Requesting the Congress of the Philippines to Establish Courts in the Special Geographic Area (SGA) of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), or in the Alternative, to Place Said Areas Under the Jurisdiction of the Nearest Courts Within the BARMM
