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PRRD prods Moro people to be 'loyal to cause of peace'
January 21, 2021, 9:11 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday enjoined the Bangsamoro people to “remain loyal to the cause of peace.” Duterte made the call in his keynote speech delivered during the commemoration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s (BARMM) second anniversary. “I am… Read More
Andanar hopes ‘moral governance’ in BARMM to flourish
January 17, 2021, 5:04 pm
MANILA – As the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) is set to observe Bangsamoro Foundation Day on Jan. 21, a Palace official on Sunday expressed hope that the region will continue pursuing moral governance. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary… Read More
BARMM keeps economy ‘afloat’ amid pandemic
January 2, 2021, 2:52 pm
COTABATO CITY--The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) remains optimistic that better economic opportunities are at hand for the coming year, even amid the coronavirus pandemic.Ishak Mastura, chair of the BARMM’s Regional Board of Investments (RBOI), said the optimism is… Read More
Cotabato City now officially part of BARMM: Año
December 15, 2020, 8:55 pm
COTABATO CITY–This city is now an integral part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.This came after the Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año, together with Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, led here Tuesday afternoon… Read More
IGRB speeds up meetings to resolve BARMM devolution issues
December 13, 2020, 7:34 pm
DAVAO CITY – The Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB) of the national and Bangsamoro governments is fast-tracking meetings to resolve issues on devolution of powers and functions to the new autonomous region in Mindanao. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, in a statement Sunday, said the… Read More
BARMM okays P14-M internet investment
December 10, 2020, 3:07 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Regional Board of Investments in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (RBOI-BARMM) has approved the registration of Community Wireless and Power Corporation (CWPC), a community internet service provider, to operate in the region. In a statement on Thursday, the… Read More
Mangudadatu files bill resetting BARMM elections to 2025
December 2, 2020, 10:00 pm
COTABATO CITY – Maguindanao 2nd District Rep. Esmael Mangudadatu has filed a bill in the House of Representatives seeking to move the elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) from 2022 to 2025.The proposed measure effectively seeks to extend the transition period… Read More
Cotabato City set for official turnover to BARMM Dec. 15
November 28, 2020, 7:48 pm
COTABATO CITY – This city is set to be officially transferred to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao's (BARMM) jurisdiction in December this year, an official said.“We thank President Rodrigo Duterte for keeping the spirit of the discussion last year in Malacañang to carry out… Read More
Duterte meets with Ebrahim in Davao City
November 25, 2020, 12:04 pm
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte met with Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Chief Minister Murad Ebrahim and other officials of the interim Bangsamoro government in Davao City on Monday. According to the official Bangsamoro government Facebook page, Murad briefed Duterte… Read More
Palace to review plan to extend Bangsamoro transition by 3 years
November 19, 2020, 6:02 pm
MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday said it will review the proposed resolution of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) urging the Congress to extend the Bangsamoro transition period from year 2022 to 2025. In a Palace press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark… Read More
UNDP, Norway to support youth, women involvement in Bangsamoro
November 10, 2020, 6:36 pm
MANILA – Norway and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have partnered to strengthen youth engagement and women's involvement in the peace process in the Bangsamoro region. The agreement was signed between Norwegian Ambassador to the Philippines Bjørn Staurset Jahnsen and UNDP… Read More
Transforming former rebels into agents of peace, dev’t: OPAPP
September 30, 2020, 9:11 pm
MANILA – At the heart of the Duterte administration’s Peace and Development Agenda is the ongoing transformation of more than 15,000 former rebels and insurgents into peaceful and productive civilians. Amid the challenges brought about by the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, the… Read More
AFP hailed for peacekeeping efforts
September 28, 2020, 5:20 pm
MANILA -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Monday hailed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for being a champion of maintaining internal peace and security.The accolade was given to the military during the AFP-OPAPP Peace Symposium held at the AFP… Read More
30K BARMM PWDs to receive monthly pension
September 26, 2020, 3:17 pm
COTABATO CITY – At least 30,000 persons with disabilities (PWDs) will receive a PHP500-monthly stipend from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao following the launch of the program on Saturday in Maguindanao.BARMM Ministry of Social Services and Development (MSSD) chief Raissa… Read More
Muslim community lauds PRRD’s ‘act of bowing’ in Jolo
September 1, 2020, 8:52 pm
DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘kissed on the ground’ gesture at the blast site in Jolo, Sulu on August 30 has earned praises from various Muslim personalities.Datu Mussolini Lidasan, the executive director of the Al Qalam Institute, the research arm of the Ateneo de Davao… Read More
BARMM, Cotabato residents support PRRD’s message of ‘hope’
July 27, 2020, 9:12 pm
COTABATO CITY – Residents of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and Cotabateños have expressed support for President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s message of hope and resilience amid the continuing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.In several interviews with… Read More
BARMM lawmakers tackle 3 priority bills
July 23, 2020, 2:59 pm
COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro regional lawmakers have started tackling Wednesday three regional priority codes aimed at further strengthening governance in the area.The three measures filed before the 80-member Bangsamoro Transition Authority are the Local Government Code (Cabinet Bill No. 58); the… Read More
BARMM, Al-Amanah Bank explore maritime modernization
July 4, 2020, 1:33 pm
BARMM CENTER, Cotabato City – The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim (BARMM) Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines explored opportunities in modernizing the region’s maritime industry. In a virtual meeting on July 1, … Read More
BARMM parliament resumes session, tackles Covid-19 response
June 17, 2020, 5:20 pm
COTABATO CITY – The Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) - Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao resumed on Tuesday its regular session after more than two months of hiatus, focusing on the region's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis.BARMM chief minister Ahod… Read More
‘Bold’ autonomy initiative in Bangsamoro Region to push through
June 7, 2020, 7:44 pm
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has reaffirmed the national government’s commitment to fully support and implement the “historic and bold” initiative of bringing genuine autonomy to the Bangsamoro people even amid the crisis spawned by the coronavirus disease 2019… Read More
