Biosketch of MP Nabila Margarita P. Pangandaman

Hon. Nabila Margarita P. Pangandaman was appointed as a member of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) Parliament by Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2019. The BTA Parliament serves as the interim government of the newly-established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

MP Pangandaman is one of the first female members of the BTA. She supports advocacies and legislation that specifically address issues facing women, children, tourism, agriculture, mental health and the environment in BARMM.

Currently, MP Pangandaman is also a member of four BTA Statutatory Committees and one Special Committee, namely the Special Committee on Marawi, Committee on Social Services, Committee on Health, Committee on Fisheries, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, and Committee on Public Works and Highways.

Despite her relatively neophyte status as a Member of Parliament, Pangandaman is no stranger to legislative work, having served as a Political Affairs Officer at the Office of Deputy Speaker Atty. Pangalian M. Balindong (now Speaker of the Bangsamoro Parliament) back in 2016, as well as Chief Political Affairs Officer for the Office of Rep. Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman from 2010-2013.

MP Pangandaman is a graduate of Humanities with units in Political Economy at the University of Asia and the Pacific and hails from a prominent political family in Lanao del Sur.

MP Pangandaman is proud of her mixed ancestry and ethnolinguistic identity, which allows her to identify with the diverse ethnic groups in BARMM and inspires her in crafting and supporting inclusive policies. As part of the new generation of Bangsamoro leaders, MP Pangandaman is focused on fulfilling her duties and responsibilities to her constituents in terms of representation, legislation and public service that’s built on trust, transparency and a strong work ethic for a better BARMM future.