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“Beyond Charity: Harnessing
Waqf for Economic Prosperity”
5 JUNE 2014
LE MERIDIEN JAKARTA,
INDONESIA
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Awqaf Development: The Way Forward
Role Players:
H.E Yasmin Busran Lao, Secretary (Minister), National
Commission on Muslim Filipinos, Office of the President,
Republic of the Philippines
Mr. Zeinoul Abedien Cajee, Founding CEO, Awqaf South
Africa,
Moderator:
Dr. Aznan Hasan, Associate Professor, International
Islamic University Malaysia, President of Association of
Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance and Deputy Chairman
of Shariah Advisory Council, Securities Commission of
Malaysia
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H.E Yasmin Busran Lao
Secretary (Minister)
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
Office of the President, Republic of the Philippines
Awqaf Development in the Philippines
Her Excellency Yasmin Busran Lao
Minister (Secretary)
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
Jakarta, Indonesia
June 05, 2014
Contents
1. Muslims in the Philippines
2. The Philippine Experience on Awqaf
3. Challenges
4. The National Commission on Muslim Filipinos
5. Proposed MoU
3.1 Qatar
3.2 UUM Malaysia
3.3 ASEAN/OIC Member Countries
6. The Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)
Brief Background on Muslim Filipinos
• Muslim Filipinos are a minority, comprising
approximately 10-15 per cent of the general population
• Decades of armed conflict rooted on historical injustice
• Majority are situated in the poorest and
underdeveloped provinces of the Autonomouse Region
in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)
• Diaspora communities are scattered all over the country
• Thriving Balik-Islam (Reverts to Islam) population
The Philippine Experience on Awqaf
• In the Philippines, Awqaf can be claimed to have begun
since the advent of Islam into the country
•In 2012, we have collaborated with the Universiti Utara
Malaysia Cooperative to addressed livelihood program
needs in the Muslim Filipinos Communities
•The Commission is currently profiling the Awqaf Fund
that had generated support to various socio-economic
needs of the Muslim Filipinos
•To date, we have profiled seven (7) Awqaf Properties and
Contributions in the Philippines.
Beneficiaries of Awqaf in the Philippines
• Poor and Deserving Students
(Scholarships)
• Communities (Goat Raising
Project/Livelihood)
• Islamic Schools
• Muslim Cooperative (Livelihood)
• Academic Institutions (Learning
Institutions)
Challenges
• Lack of policy guidelines at national, local
and community levels
• Separation of the powers of Church and
State in the Philippine Constitution
• The Existing Policy limited on the
Personal and Family Relations (Code on
Muslim Personal Laws)
• Corruption and poor governance
• Sustainability
The Way Forward: National Government Policy
The Philippine government under the leadership of His
Excellency President Benigno Simeon Aquino III
supports initiative to strengthen development programs
serving the Muslim Filipinos population in the Philippine
archipelago.
National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF)
• Republic Act 9997 creates NCMF under the Office of the
President and is mandated to cater to the needs of the
Muslim Filipinos
• II. Legal Basis (Article 2, section 8)
• (s) Administer and hold in trust awqaf (endowment)
properties and/or awqaf institutions, and receive by way of
grant, donations or gifts, awqaf investments in accordance
with the principles of Islamic investments and finance;
• (t) Prescribe rules and regulations for the establishment of
awqaf institutions, administration of awqaf assets, and
settlement of disputes among awqaf beneficiaries
pursuant to the general principles of Shari'ah (Islamic Law)
NCMF Initiatives on Awqaf
• Priority Discussion with Malaysian Trade and Member
of the Parliament of Malaysia
Waqf Forum in the Philippines
In partnership with the Universiti Utara Malaysia and the Asian Institute of
Management Executive Learning Center, we held a forum on Waqf to
engage other stakeholders in the Philippine government (government
institution, banks, private corporations and civil society organizations)
Proposed Programs: Awqaf Development in the
Philippines
• MoU with other experts from other ASEAN and
OIC Member Countries (In fact have a MoU to
be signed with the State Of Qatar).
• Technology Sharing with other Countries
• Representation of the Philippine government in
global discourse on the challenges as well as
the vast untapped potential of waqf assets in
the socio-economic development of the
Muslim Filipino communities.
The Way Forward: Comprehensive Agreement on the
Bangsamoro (CAB)
EXCLUSIVE POWERS –
matters relating to creating sources of revenues
 contract loans, credits, and other forms of
indebtedness with any government or private bank
and other lending institutions
 creation of sources of revenue
 financial and banking systems; joint promotion of
the Islamic banking system by the Bangsamoro,
DOF, BSP and NCMF
 establishment of GOCCs and GFIs
 receive grants and donations
EXCLUSIVE POWERS –
matters affecting needs that are particular to Muslims
 hajj and umrah
 awqaf and charitable trusts
 hisbah office for accountability as part of the
Shari’ah justice system
The Way Forward:
People's/ Community Empowerment to
ensure sustainability
THANK YOU AND WASSALAM
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Mr. Zeinoul Abedien Cajee
Founding CEO
Awqaf South Africa
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Session End
10th World Islamic Economic Forum
28 - 30 October 2014
Madinat Jumeirah Conference Centre, Dubai
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See you in Dubai!