Biosketch of MP Atty. Rasol Y. Mitmug, Jr.

Atty. Rasol Y. Mitmug, Jr. is a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority – Interim Parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Prior to this, Mitmug was appointed as regional secretary of the Department of Education of the defunct Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in 2018. He also served as Chief of Staff and Assistant Executive Secretary of the Office of the Regional Governor – ARMM, Assemblyman of First District of Lanao del Sur (appointed), Speaker of the Regional Legislative Assembly, and consultant for Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona III. Mitmug is also a Career Executive Service Officer, a third-level eligibility conferred by the Civil Service Commission. Recently, he completed his training in Basic Citizen Military Course and now a full-pledged navy reserve.

As a member of the Parliament, Atty. Mitmug has a central and unique function in the legislation process in the BARMM, including but not limited to the passage of priority codes during the transition period, as provided for in RA 11054, otherwise known as the Bangsamoro Organic Law. He is currently the Chairperson of the Technical Working Group for the proposed Bangsamoro Education Code under the Committee on Education, a member of the Special Committee on Marawi, and Committee on Science and Technology. His current focus are the priority Codes, mental health awareness, and transitional justice.

MP Mitmug is presently working to provide an online resource for experts and interest groups, facilitate public access to legislative documents, and create an alternative consultative space between the Bangsamoro Transition Authority and its constituents in the new normal. To strengthen the Bangsamoro Parliament, MP Mitmug hopes for a consultative approach to encourage feedback and meaningful participation in pursuance of his mandate in the lesgilation process.