Lawmaker seeks to scrap powers of Hajj pilgrimage administrator

The lawmaker also said the administration of the annual pilgrimage “has been characterized by incompetence over the past several years.” Hataman authored House Bill 9096 titled “The NCMF Reform Act of 2023” which seeks to amend Republic Act 9997 to remove the administration of the hajj from the NCMF. The bill allows the private sector to handle the hajj services for Filipino Muslim pilgrims.

Hataman also cited Section 2 of the measure states that: “The NCMF shall no longer perform any powers and functions relative to the administration of hajj except to register and accredit sheiks, who are private individuals or entities engaged in facilitating, processing, and providing guidance for the annual hajj for Muslim Filipinos in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.”

“The recent issues surrounding the plight of Filipino Muslim pilgrims during the 2023 Hajj in Saudi Arabia brought to light, yet again, the years of poor treatment of Filipino pilgrims suffering from poor living conditions, delayed and substandard meals, and delayed transportation, among others,” Hataman said in the bill’s explanatory notes.

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