The Bangsamoro local government launched on Thursday a three-year plan to enhance madrasah education in the region.
At a forum in Makati City, the Bangsamoro Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) presented the new Madrasah Education Strategic Plan (MESP), which lays out its commitment to enhance the quality of formal madrasah system in the region from 2024 to 2026.
Madrasah is an Islamic educational system that aims to develop Muslim learners to be morally upright and committed to excellence.
Bangsamoro BHTE Minister Mohagher Iqbal said this system is “integral” in building the foundation to a lasting peace in the region.
“Madrasah education is not just an education system but a way of life embodying our values,” he said.
“Establishment of a public madrasah education system is not only a matter of compliance to the Bangsamoro Organic Law— it is an aspiration of our people,” he added.
Under the Plan, the Ministry aims to establish an integrated curriculum in madaris (plural of madrasah) and basic education, as well as enhance the quality of teaching in madrasah institutions.
The Ministry said it aims to increase the number of Bangsamoro learners— regardless of gender, physical ability, and social and economic status— by 30 percent in 2028.
