Oxfam Pilipinas and members of the Persons with Disabilities Advocacy Group (PWD-AG) welcomed the approval of the Committee Report on the amended version of the proposed Bangsamoro Magna Carta of Persons with Disabilities, by the Committee on Women, Youth, Children and Persons with Disabilities of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority on 15 July 2026, calling it a significant step toward a more inclusive, prosperous, and peaceful Bangsamoro.

Sigay is a Maguindanaon word which translates to “light” or “liwanag” in Tagalog, and this is exactly what the Sigay Women’s Association, Inc. radiates in their enterprise and their community in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao. 

More than anything, collective action pushed the M’ranao women of Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur to organize themselves towards social and economic empowerment.