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FUNDAMENTALS OF MORAL GOVERNANCE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE

Public sector reform, service delivery & performance management Hannbal H. Bara (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

Muslim Mindanao is an autonomous region that comprises Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Maguindanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi. It is the only r…

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SARA ADAT: THE TAUSUG STANDARDS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE

Islamic jurisprudence, customary law & legal pluralism Hannbal H. Bara (Mindanao State University - Sulu), Al-Rashir C. Kulani (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

The integration of the Tausug society to the mainstream Philippine society has created a cultural loss. The main tool of integration is the acculturation from …

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LANGUAGE PHILOSOPHY OF THE BAHASA SINUG

Language, identity & multilingualism Muammar S. Sakili (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

According to Prof. Hannbal H. Bara, the study of the philosophy of language is connected to the study of culture and civilization. In the search to understand…

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SULTANATE OF SULU: A LEGAL DISCUSSION

Political history of the Sulu Sultanate & colonial encounters Atty. Meltino J. Sibulan (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

Now, in order to know a country well, we study history because history is the story of a country and its people. "Hubbul watan minal iman." (Love of nation i…

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MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION: TALIPAO BEST PRACTICES

Public sector reform, service delivery & performance management Grace J. Akalal (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

Talipao is one of the 19 municipalities that make up the province of Sulu. It was used to be called Lungan Gi’tung as it is located at the center of the provin…

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INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF SULU: AN OVERVIEW

Indigenous knowledge systems & local governance Hannbal H. Bara (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

The progress of the state depends on how its nation is socialized to the country’s history and the ideology. Sulu history is however presented unfairly in re…

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GOVERNING SOCIETY IN ISLAM

Islamic jurisprudence, customary law & legal pluralism Rashmie G. Estino (Mindanao State University - Sulu) Aug 16, 2025

Islam means peace but the Muslim world especially the present generation is still longing for it because chaos exists everywhere. Political instability, econom…

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