THE over 92,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) can expect more comprehensive government support to address their basic needs and access to services, livelihoods and settlement solutions.

This is the result of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Bill No. 32 or the Rights of Internally Displaced Persons of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Act of 2024 which came into effect on Dec. 4, 2024 after being signed into law by BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim in November.