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BARMM marks 30th anniversary of UN children’s rights convention
November 21, 2019, 11:52 am
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Wednesday expressed commitment to focus on children’s issues as it joined to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the most recognized human rights treaty in the… Read More
NoCot ‘officially’ turns over 63 villages to BARMM
November 20, 2019, 10:02 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Sixty-three villages in North Cotabato province that have opted to join the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are now officially part of the fledging Bangsamoro entity.This came about after North Cotabato Vice Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza, acting… Read More
Next Duterte-Misuari meet set Dec. 6: Go
November 13, 2019, 7:30 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari will meet again on December 6, Senator Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go said on Wednesday. Speaking to Palace reporters, Go said the President and the MNLF leader have yet to finalize… Read More
PRRD, Misuari to finalize GPH-MNLF peace panel next month
November 12, 2019, 5:31 pm
MANILA -- The government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) will be finalizing next month the creation of a peace coordinating committee to help resolve conflict in Mindanao. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this plan was discussed during the meeting between President… Read More
Active UN participation 'indispensable' in PH foreign policy
October 25, 2019, 2:28 pm
MANILA -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), renewed its commitment to the United Nations Charter, saying its active participation in the organization remains an "indispensable part" of its foreign policy. "We the Philippines reaffirm our commitment to the… Read More
BARMM parliament focuses on 7 priority bills
October 23, 2019, 10:57 am
URGENT BILLS. Lawyer Lanang Ali, majority floor leader of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliament, says during a press conference Tuesday (Oct. 22, 2019) that they are focusing on seven priority bills needed for the smooth transition of the region’s bureaucracy. The BARMM… Read More
More Mindanao leaders voice grief over Pimentel's death
October 22, 2019, 2:54 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The outpouring of grief and sympathy over the death of former senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. has continued, with Mindanao leaders recounting the public servant's major contributions to the island.Officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)… Read More
Nene Pimentel’s death ‘major loss’ for PH: OPAPP
October 20, 2019, 6:11 pm
MANILA -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) conveyed its condolences to the family of former Senate President Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. who died early Sunday morning. In a statement, Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. said Pimentel’s demise is… Read More
BARMM MP wants office for Muslims outside region
October 19, 2019, 2:11 pm
COTABATO CITY -- A lawyer-member of parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has filed a bill seeking to create a regional office that will address the needs of Bangsamoro communities outside the territory. Member of Parliament Maisara Dandamun-Latiph filed the… Read More
Agri, fishery top industries in BARMM investment list
October 16, 2019, 6:55 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Investment officials in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) are pointing to agriculture and fisheries as the top industries the region could offer to investors, both foreign and local.Minister Abuamri Taddik of the Ministry of Trade, Investments and Tourism… Read More
BARMM chief assures employee compensation for defunct region
September 30, 2019, 3:42 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Some 6,000 employees who will be affected by the Bangsamoro transition plan will be justly compensated, the chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) assured Monday.BARMM interim chief minister Ahod “Murad” Ebrahim said the Bangsamoro… Read More
Gov’t to work tirelessly to lift Pinoys out of poverty
September 25, 2019, 8:39 pm
MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday said the Duterte administration will work “tirelessly” until all Filipinos are lifted out of poverty and live comfortable lives. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark in response to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that… Read More
BARMM execs vow to advance IP rights over ancestral domains
September 25, 2019, 2:53 pm
COTABATO CITY -- Officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) assured Wednesday that they will continue to advance the rights of Indigenous Peoples (IPs) over ancestral domains in the region.To ensure effective implementation, the region’s Ministry of Indigenous… Read More
FAO, BARMM ink deal to improve regional farmers’ productivity
September 24, 2019, 3:34 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Office (FAO) and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have allied on Monday and came up with an agreement to help each other improve the productivity of farmers in the region.Acting Bangsamoro Chief Minister… Read More
House starts P4.1-T 2020 budget deliberations
September 10, 2019, 7:03 pm
MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday began plenary deliberations on the proposed PHP4.1 trillion budget for next year as embodied in House Bill 4228, or the General Appropriation Bill (GAB) for Fiscal Year 2020. Next year's proposed budget was sponsored on the floor by House… Read More
Less fighting in Mindanao because of BOL: PRRD
September 7, 2019, 11:16 am
DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday night cited the passage of Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) for the decrease in number of clashes in Mindanao. The Chief Executive lauded the almost zero incidents of fighting in Central Mindanao. "We have been able to strike a solution in central… Read More
Aid packages set for decommissioned MILF members
September 3, 2019, 8:39 pm
COTABATO CITY – The government will start providing aid packages for some 1,200 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members who will be decommissioned this weekend in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao.President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is expected to lead the decommissioning of the former MILF members on… Read More
MILF all set for Sept. 7 decommissioning process
September 3, 2019, 8:28 pm
COTABATO CITY -- The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said it is ready for the decommissioning process this Saturday (September 7) with Pres. Rodrigo Duterte in attendance.“All is set, everybody is ready, the firearms to be decommissioned are ready,” Interim Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim of… Read More
Galvez lauds MILF’s commitment to peace as decommissioning begins
September 3, 2019, 8:27 pm
MANILA -- Presidential Peace Adviser Carlito G. Galvez Jr. lauded the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for its resolve to push forward the Bangsamoro peace process. “Kagagaling ko lang po ng Cotabato para sa decommissioning. Mayroon po sa kanila (MILF), naka-wheelchair. (I just came from… Read More
Gov’t peacebuilders renew vow to work for lasting peace
September 2, 2019, 7:52 pm
MANILA -- The government’s peacebuilders reiterated their commitment to attain just and lasting peace under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration as they kicked off on Monday the commemoration of the 2019 National Peace Consciousness Month at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, Quezon City.… Read More
