Deputy Executive Director and their immediate staff, the Bureaus, Services,
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Regional Offices, Field Offices and Sub-offices.
SEC. 11. Bureaus.
The Bureaus of the Commission shall consist of the
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Bureau of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Muslim Cultural Affairs, Bureau of Land and
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Settlement Affairs, Bureau of Exte~nal Relations, Bureau of Pilgrimage and
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Endowment, Bureau of Peace and Conflict Resolution, Bureau of Environmental
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Concerns, Bureau of Muslim Filipino Overseas Workers, and the Bureau of Legal
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Affairs. Each of these Bureaus shall .be headed by a Director who shall hold the
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same rank, salary, and privileges of a Staff Bureau Director.
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The Bureau Director shall be appointed by the President from among the
names or nominees submitted by the Commission to the President.
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(a)
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economic
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entrepreneurship, trade and marketing assistance to the members of Muslim Filipino
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communities. It shall also be responsible for the promotion and development of
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cooperative endeavors among Muslim Filipinos in coordination with the Cooperative
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Development Authority (CDA). It shall likewise promote and implement manpower
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training and community self-help projects for the economic development of Muslim
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Filipinos.
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(b)
Bureau of Economic Affairs. This Bureau shall promote and develop
livelihood
programs
and
projects
through
extension
of
loans,
Bureau of Muslim Cultural Affairs. This Bureau shall be responsible
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for the conduct of research and studies on the cultural development of Muslim
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Filipino communities which would serve as the basis for policy and plans formulation,
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program and project implementation ..
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It shall formulate and implement an education program especially designed to
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improve the literacy level of Muslim Filipinos, including their study of the Arabic
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language, and maintain a central library, museum and audio-visual center to serve
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as repositories of information on the Muslim Filipino peoples.
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It shall be responsible for the Madrasah institutions in the country wherein it
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will assist and facilitate the applications for registration and accreditation with the
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Department of Education (DepEd). If shall also oversee the conduct of the Annual
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Quor'an Reading Competition.
As far as feasible, the teaching of the Arabic language shall form part of the
curriculum in the Madrasah.
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